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Schriever, Bernard A
Schriever
Schriever
Credit: NASA
Key German-American military manager of development of the Thor, Atlas, Titan, and Minuteman ballistic missiles.

Born: 1910-09-14. Died: 2005-06-20. Birth Place: Germany.

Bernard A. Schriever earned a B.S. in architectural engineering from Texas A&M in 1931 and was commissioned in the Army Air Corps Reserve in 1933 after completing pilot training. Following broken service, he received a regular commission in 1938. He earned an M.A. in aeronautical engineering from Stanford in 1942 and then flew 63 combat missions in B-17s with the 19th Bombardment Group in the Pacific Theater during World War II. In 1954, he became commander of the Western Development Division (soon renamed the Air Force Ballistic Missile Division), and from 1959-1966 he was commander of its parent organization, the Air Research and Development Command, renamed Air Force Systems Command in 1961. As such, he presided over the development of the Atlas, Thor, and Titan missiles, which served not only as military weapon systems but also as boosters for NASA's space missions. In developing these missiles, Schriever instituted a systems approach, whereby the various components of the Atlas and succeeding missiles underwent simultaneous design and test as part of an overall "weapons system." Schriever also introduced the notion of concurrency, which has been given various interpretations but essentially allowed the components of the missiles to enter production while still in the test phase, thereby speeding up development. He retired as a general in 1966.



Country: Germany, USA. Agency: USAF. Bibliography: 535, 5987.

1910 September 14 - .
1954 March 11 - . LV Family: Atlas.
1954 May - . LV Family: Atlas.
1954 Jun - . LV Family: Atlas.
1954 June 21 - . LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas A.
1954 July 29 - . LV Family: Atlas.
1954 August 2 - . LV Family: Atlas.
1954 August 18 - . LV Family: Atlas.
1954 August 23 - . LV Family: Atlas, Titan. Launch Vehicle: Titan I.
1954 October 25 - . LV Family: Atlas.
1954 October 25 - . LV Family: Titan. Launch Vehicle: Titan I.
1955 January 12 - . LV Family: Titan, Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Titan I.
1955 June 28 - . LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas B.
1955 July 28 - . LV Family: Atlas.
1956 February 25 - . LV Family: Minuteman.
1956 September 27 - . LV Family: Atlas.
1957 November 13 - .
1957 November 13 - .
1957 December 18 - . Launch Vehicle: Thor.
1958 January 22 - .
1958 March 10 - .
1958 March 12 - . Launch Vehicle: Thor.
1958 March 31 - .
1958 April 2 - .
1958 May 15 - . Launch Vehicle: Thor.
1958 May 15 - . Launch Vehicle: Thor.
1958 May 21 - .
1958 July 24 - .
1958 August 19 - .
1958 September 1 - . LV Family: Minuteman.
1958 November 15 - .
1959 April 24 - .
1959 April 25 - .
1961 December 29 - .
1963 October 15 - . LV Family: Titan. Launch Vehicle: Titan II.
1963 December 16 - .
1964 July 10 - .
1965 March 3 - .
1965 August 31 - . Launch Site: , Vandenberg. LV Family: Titan. Launch Vehicle: Titan III.
1965 August 31 - .
2005 June 20 - .

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