page_title: Harry Dornbrand
hierarchical_section_title: Harry Dornbrand
caption_attribution_description: English: Harry and Mildred Dornbrand at a family gathering.
context_page_description: Harry Dornbrand is an American Aerospace Engineer. He was a leading figure in the development of satellite technologies during the space-race era. He served as Vice President, then President of Fairchild Industries Space and Electronics division, Vice President of Fairchild Industries, and President of American Satellite Corporation, a Fairchild subsidiary. The technologies and projects he managed for Fairchild and NASA in the 1960s and 1970s were crucial to the advancement of satellite technology worldwide and pioneered satellite television broadcasting and orbital scientific experimentation. He was a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. In 1974 he was awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal for his success managing the ATS-6 satellite program.
context_section_description: Harry Dornbrand (born November 10, 1922) is an American Aerospace Engineer. He was a leading figure in the development of satellite technologies during the space-race era. He served as Vice President, then President of Fairchild Industries Space and Electronics division, Vice President of Fairchild Industries (the parent corporation), and President of American Satellite Corporation, a Fairchild subsidiary. The technologies and projects he managed for Fairchild and NASA in the 1960s and 1970s were crucial to the advancement of satellite technology worldwide and pioneered satellite television broadcasting and orbital scientific experimentation. He was a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. In 1974 he was awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal for his success managing the ATS-6 satellite program.
caption: Harry Dornbrand and his wife Mildred.
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