Gilruth
Proper noun
Meaning
Gilruth (plural Gilruths)
A surname.
Examples
Patrick Fischler (“Twin Peaks,” “Mad Men”) plays Bob Gilruth, a soft-spoken rocket scientist who is the partner of the more brash Chris Kraft, who is portrayed by Eric Ladin (“American Sniper”).
So Gilruth was given authority to grow his organization into a new NASA center, the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC).
Bob Gilruth approved my decision."
Both Gilruth and the Vestey company left Darwin soon afterwards.
Gilruth and Thompson decided no further changes or actions were required.
Gilruth was the person who suggested to John F. Kennedy that the Americans take the bold step of reaching the Moon in an attempt to reclaim space superiority from the Soviets.