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Key moments and achievements from Saverio Morea's life.
Saverio was born
· Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Certification
Morea soloed at sixteen and received his private pilot's license at seventeen after taking flying lessons at Zahn's Airport on Long Island, paid for with earnings from Saturday construction work.
Certification
Morea soloed at sixteen and received his private pilot's license at seventeen after taking flying lessons at Zahn's Airport on Long Island, paid for with earnings from Saturday construction work.
Marriage
Morea married Angela Fiore. The couple went on to raise four children and remained married for more than seventy years until her death.
Marriage
Morea married Angela Fiore. The couple went on to raise four children and remained married for more than seventy years until her death.
Relocation
Morea and his wife arrived in Huntsville on June 10, 1955, after he was assigned to Wernher von Braun's Army guided missile group at Redstone Arsenal, then a city of about 16,500 people.
Relocation
Morea and his wife arrived in Huntsville on June 10, 1955, after he was assigned to Wernher von Braun's Army guided missile group at Redstone Arsenal, then a city of about 16,500 people.
Role
Morea transferred from the Army to NASA's newly established Marshall Space Flight Center with the von Braun rocket team and was named project manager of the F-1 engine program.
Role
Morea transferred from the Army to NASA's newly established Marshall Space Flight Center with the von Braun rocket team and was named project manager of the F-1 engine program.
Mission
The Lunar Roving Vehicle Morea's team designed and built in seventeen and a half months carried commander David Scott and lunar module pilot James Irwin across the Hadley-Apennine landing site.
Mission
The Lunar Roving Vehicle Morea's team designed and built in seventeen and a half months carried commander David Scott and lunar module pilot James Irwin across the Hadley-Apennine landing site.
Retirement
Morea retired from NASA and Marshall Space Flight Center after 35 years, having also served as Assistant Director of the Structures and Propulsion Laboratory and Director of the Research and Technology Office.
Retirement
Morea retired from NASA and Marshall Space Flight Center after 35 years, having also served as Assistant Director of the Structures and Propulsion Laboratory and Director of the Research and Technology Office.
Award
Morea was inducted into the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame in recognition of his engineering career and decades as a flight instructor.
Award
Morea was inducted into the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame in recognition of his engineering career and decades as a flight instructor.
Saverio Morea passed away
