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{{short description|Engineer}}
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'''Peter C. Theisinger''' (born 1945 in [[Fresno, California]]) was the director of the Engineering and Science Directorate at the [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] in [[Pasadena, California]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter C. Theisinger Director, Engineering and Science Directorate|url=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/bios/theisinger/|publisher=[[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]]|accessdate=1 January 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130075859/http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/bios/theisinger/|archivedate=30 November 2011}}</ref> and was the project manager of [[NASA|NASA's]] [[Mars Exploration Rover Mission]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Bridges|first=Andrew|title=Spirit of Opportunity|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RbUiAAAAIBAJ&pg=3647,5558018&dq=pete+theisinger&hl=en|accessdate=1 January 2011|newspaper=[[Beaver County Times]]|date=January 25, 2004}}</ref> and later project manager for the 2011 [[Mars Science Laboratory]] mission.
'''Peter C. Theisinger''' (1945 – June 26, 2024) was the director of the Engineering and Science Directorate at the [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] in [[Pasadena, California]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter C. Theisinger Director, Engineering and Science Directorate|url=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/bios/theisinger/|publisher=[[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]]|accessdate=1 January 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130075859/http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/bios/theisinger/|archivedate=30 November 2011}}</ref> and was the project manager of [[NASA|NASA's]] [[Mars Exploration Rover Mission]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Bridges|first=Andrew|title=Spirit of Opportunity|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RbUiAAAAIBAJ&pg=3647,5558018&dq=pete+theisinger&hl=en|accessdate=1 January 2011|newspaper=[[Beaver County Times]]|date=January 25, 2004}}</ref> and later project manager for the 2011 [[Mars Science Laboratory]] mission.


Theisinger graduated from the [[California Institute of Technology]] in 1967 with a bachelor's degree in [[physics]]. He joined NASA's [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] (JPL) as payload integration engineer that year and except for a three-year span in the early 1980s has worked at JPL since. Among the missions on which he has participated were the 1967 [[Mariner 5]] flyby mission to [[Venus]], the 1971 [[Mariner 9]] orbiter mission to [[Mars]], the [[Voyager program|Voyager]] mission to the outer planets of the [[Solar System]], the ''[[Galileo probe|Galileo]]'' mission to Jupiter, and the [[Mars Global Surveyor]] orbiter.<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Theisinger - Biography|url=http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/webcasts/elv/theisingerP-bio.html|publisher=John F. Kennedy Space Center|accessdate=1 January 2011}}</ref>
Theisinger graduated from the [[California Institute of Technology]] in 1967 with a bachelor's degree in [[physics]]. He joined NASA's [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] (JPL) as payload integration engineer that year and except for a three-year span in the early 1980s has worked at JPL since. Among the missions on which he has participated were the 1967 [[Mariner 5]] flyby mission to [[Venus]], the 1971 [[Mariner 9]] orbiter mission to [[Mars]], the [[Voyager program|Voyager]] mission to the outer planets of the [[Solar System]], the ''[[Galileo probe|Galileo]]'' mission to Jupiter, and the [[Mars Global Surveyor]] orbiter.<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Theisinger - Biography|url=http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/webcasts/elv/theisingerP-bio.html|publisher=John F. Kennedy Space Center|accessdate=1 January 2011}}</ref>


In 2013, Theisinger, along with Richard Cook, was named one of [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine's]] 100 Most Influential People in the World<ref>{{cite news|title=The 2013 Time 100: Pioneers--Peter Theisinger and Richard Cook|url=http://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/peter-theisinger-and-richard-cook/ | date=18 April 2013}}</ref>
In 2013, Theisinger, along with Richard Cook, was named one of [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine's]] 100 Most Influential People in the World<ref>{{cite news|title=The 2013 Time 100: Pioneers--Peter Theisinger and Richard Cook|url=http://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/peter-theisinger-and-richard-cook/ | date=18 April 2013}}</ref> as a pioneer for his role in getting the [[Curiosity (rover)|''Curiosity'' rover]] to [[Mars]] safely in August 2012.

as a pioneer for his role in getting the [[Curiosity (rover)|''Curiosity'' rover]] to [[Mars]] safely in August 2012.
Theisinger died on June 26, 2024 at the age of 78.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-07-19/pete-theisinger-who-led-mars-rover-missions-for-jpl-has-died|title=Pete Theisinger, who led Mars rover missions for JPL, dies at 78|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Corinne|last=Purtill|date=19 July 2024|access-date=19 July 2024}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 21:40, 19 July 2024

Peter C. Theisinger (1945 – June 26, 2024) was the director of the Engineering and Science Directorate at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California[1] and was the project manager of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Mission[2] and later project manager for the 2011 Mars Science Laboratory mission.

Theisinger graduated from the California Institute of Technology in 1967 with a bachelor's degree in physics. He joined NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as payload integration engineer that year and except for a three-year span in the early 1980s has worked at JPL since. Among the missions on which he has participated were the 1967 Mariner 5 flyby mission to Venus, the 1971 Mariner 9 orbiter mission to Mars, the Voyager mission to the outer planets of the Solar System, the Galileo mission to Jupiter, and the Mars Global Surveyor orbiter.[3]

In 2013, Theisinger, along with Richard Cook, was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World[4] as a pioneer for his role in getting the Curiosity rover to Mars safely in August 2012.

Theisinger died on June 26, 2024 at the age of 78.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Peter C. Theisinger Director, Engineering and Science Directorate". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  2. ^ Bridges, Andrew (January 25, 2004). "Spirit of Opportunity". Beaver County Times. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Peter Theisinger - Biography". John F. Kennedy Space Center. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  4. ^ "The 2013 Time 100: Pioneers--Peter Theisinger and Richard Cook". 18 April 2013.
  5. ^ Purtill, Corinne (19 July 2024). "Pete Theisinger, who led Mars rover missions for JPL, dies at 78". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
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