George Mueller, who led NASA's human spaceflight efforts through the first moon landing and was credited as the "father of the space shuttle," died Monday (Oct. 12) after a brief illness.

George Mueller, a coolly decisive, hard-driving engineer, scientist and administrator who was given much of the credit for enabling NASA to meet President John F. Kennedy’s manned moon landing ...

In 1969, Vice President Spiro Agnew, left, speaks to German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, center, and NASA’s George Mueller before the launch of the Apollo 9 space mission at Kennedy Space ...

George Mueller, who led NASA's human spaceflight efforts through the first moon landing and was credited as the "father of the space shuttle," died Monday (Oct. 12) after a brief illness.

George Mueller, a quiet, steely engineer who was head of manned space flight at... George Mueller, key figure in NASA moon missions, dies SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

George Mueller, the celebrated creator and first leader of NASA’s Office of Manned Spaceflight during the Cold War, died last week at his residence in Irvine, Calif. He was 97. Born on July 16 ...

George Mueller, NASA engineer who helped enable moon landing, dies at 97 October 17, 2015 More than 9 years ago Dr. Mueller, at center, with other mission officials after the successful Apollo 11 ...

George Mueller, the celebrated creator and first leader of NASA’s Office of Manned Spaceflight during the Cold War, died last week at his residence in Irvine, Calif. He was 97. Born on July 16 ...

George Mueller, the celebrated creator and first leader of NASA’s Office of Manned Spaceflight during the Cold War, died last week at his residence in Irvine, Calif. He was 97. Born on July 16 ...