Daniel Klute

Daniel O. Klute (1921-1964) was an American rocket scientist and chemical engineer.

He was in charge of the combustion research at Rocketdyne Corporation during the development of the Saturn F-1 rocket engine. Testing of the engine had revealed a serious instability problem during combustion that would sometimes cause catastrophic failure. In October, 1962, Dr. Klute presided over the Combustion Stability Committee at the Liquid Propulsion Division at Rocketdyne. His contributions were instrumental in solving the combustion instability problem.

In 1970 the International Astronomical Union named Klute crater on the Moon after him.

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