1915 - 2009
T.J. O'Malley American Engineer
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Details
| First Name |
T.J.
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| Last Name |
O'Malley
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| Birthday |
15th October, 1915
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| Birthplace |
Montclair, New Jersey
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| Died |
6th November, 2009
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| Place of Death |
Cocoa Beach, Florida, U.S.
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
aerospace engineer
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| Occupation |
Engineer
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Thomas Joseph O'Malley (October 15, 1915 – November 6, 2009), better known as T. J. O'Malley, was an Irish-American aerospace engineer who, as chief test conductor for the Convair division of General Dynamics, was responsible for pushing the button on February 20, 1962 launching the Mercury-Atlas 6 space flight carrying astronaut John Glenn, the first American in orbit. Five years later, NASA asked North American Aviation to hire him as director of launch operations to help get the Apollo program back on track after the Apollo 1 command module fire on the launch pad killed three astronauts. O'Malley continued to play a leadership role in the United States' space program through the first space shuttle launch in 1981.
