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| rdfs:label | - Bill Pickering (rocket scientist)
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| rdfs:comment | - William Hayward "Bill" Pickering (24 December 1910 – 15 March 2004) was a New Zealand-born rocket scientist who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 22 years, retiring in 1976. He was a senior NASA luminary and pioneered the exploration of space. Pickering was also a founding member of the United States National Academy of Engineering.
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| Date | - 20040605062737
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| Name | - William Hayward Pickering
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| Caption | - Dr. William H. Pickering, JPL/NASA Photo
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| Citizenship | - United States, New Zealand
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| Known For | - Space aeronautics pioneering
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| Nationality | - United States, New Zealand
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| abstract | - William Hayward "Bill" Pickering (24 December 1910 – 15 March 2004) was a New Zealand-born rocket scientist who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 22 years, retiring in 1976. He was a senior NASA luminary and pioneered the exploration of space. Pickering was also a founding member of the United States National Academy of Engineering.
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