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'''William Rudolf "Bill" Muehlberger''' (born September 26, 1923), Professor of Geology at [[University of Texas at Austin]], was the principal geology investigator of both the [[Apollo 16]] and [[Apollo 17|17]] missions to the moon, for [[NASA|National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] (NASA). He died of natural causes on September 14, 2011.<ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=william-rudolf-muehlberger-bill&pid=153660965 Obituary at legacy.com], retrieved Jan. 15, 2014</ref> |
'''William Rudolf "Bill" Muehlberger''' (born September 26, 1923), Professor of Geology at [[University of Texas at Austin]], was the principal geology investigator of both the [[Apollo 16]] and [[Apollo 17|17]] missions to the moon, for [[NASA|National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] (NASA). He died of natural causes on September 14, 2011.<ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=william-rudolf-muehlberger-bill&pid=153660965 Obituary at legacy.com], retrieved Jan. 15, 2014</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Phinney |first1=William |title=Science Training History of the Apollo Astronauts |date=2015 |publisher=NASA SP -2015-626 }}</ref> |
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==See Also== |
==See Also== |
William R. Muehlberger
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Muehlberger in 1972 during the Apollo 16 landing
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Born | William Rudolf Muehlberger September 26, 1923 |
Died | September 14, 2011(2011-09-14) (aged 87) |
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | American |
Education | Ph.D., Structural Geology (1954) |
Alma mater | California Institute of Technology (Caltech) |
Occupation | Geology professor |
Years active | 1954 to 1992 |
Employer | University of Texas at Austin (emeritus) |
Known for | Training of Apollo astronauts, North American Structural Geology |
Spouse | Sally J. Provine |
William Rudolf "Bill" Muehlberger (born September 26, 1923), Professor of Geology at University of Texas at Austin, was the principal geology investigator of both the Apollo 16 and 17 missions to the moon, for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He died of natural causes on September 14, 2011.[1][2]
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