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Explorer One Blockhouse – Launch Team
Jan 31, 1958
Names
1. Albert Zeiler
2. Capt. Ballard Small
3. W. O. “Curly” Chandler
4. Carl Whiteside
5. Ike Rigell
6. Milt Chambers
7. Bob Moser
8. C. D. Sweat
9. Terry Greenfield
Explorer One Pad Crew
During the Redstone Program, 3 crews were established in the mechanical group under Albert Zeiler. One was the hangar crew with James Jackson as the mechanical tech foreman. Jay Campbell was the pad crew mechanical tech foreman, and J. B. Russell was the fueling and handling mechanical tech foreman. Click on photo.
This is the Explorer I Pad Crew, Left to right:
Ed Fannin, John Harris, Jay Campbell, Joe Lendle, Bill Stealey, Ira Thompson, Harry Shockey, Jim Rasberry
Explorer 1 Post Launch
Jan 31, 1958
Names
- Tommy Pantoliano
- Dr. Rudolph Bruns
- H. H. Koelle
- Karl Sendler
- John Holder
- Dr. Kurt Debus
- Dr. Hans Gruene
Members of the Launch Team assigned at KSC in Jan 31, 1968 – Ten years later
A ten year anniversary folder was published on Jan 31, 1968. The below list of names and organization pages are from it. Click on photos twice to expand
Explorer IV
Explorer 20 Year Reunion
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Explorer 20 year reunion
Picture numbered, left side
Picture numbered, right side
1 Bill Jaffries
2 Jim Davidson
3 Barney Kennerly
4 Ed Fannin
5 Billy Driskill
7 Carrol Rouse
8 Jim Harton
9 Marion Edwards
10 Don Gordon
11 Tom Allen
12 Les Qwens
13 Ike Rigell
14 Jim Carrol
15 Crayton Garrett
16 Gayle “Bunk” Wolfe
17 Willie Hadwin
18 Bill Hardin
19 Bob Funkhouser
20 Bobbie Clark
21 Paul Schmidt
22 Carl Whiteside
23 Billy Coble
24 Hayward Brewster
25 Tom Pantiliano
26 Henry Crunk
27 Jack Brewer
28 John Watt
31 Frank Childers
32 Ed Hopton
33 Andy Pickett
35 Frank Keck
36 Sgt. Lipgens
37 Jack Humphrey
38 Harry Shockey
39 Ted Hershey
40 John Avery
Back of 20 year Reunion Picture
41 Bill Canon
44 Bob Gorman
45 Ann Taylor
46 C. V. Hughes
48 Randy Youmans
50 Carl
51 Jim Fitzgerald
53 Jack Flieger
54 Carl Jones
55 Jean Greenfield
56 Jim White
58 Don Orman
60 Pete Minderman
61 Frank Coppedge
62 Sam Grimbly
63 John Twigg
64 Jose Gonzalez