Tony Spear
Tony Spear | |
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Spear at JPL | |
| Born | 1937 |
| Died | June 3, 2024 (aged 86–87) |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
Anthony Spear (1937 - 3 June 2024) was an American space exploration project manager most notable for leading the Mars Pathfinder mission for JPL/NASA in 1996. He retired from JPL in 1998. He competed for the Google Lunar X Prize with Red Whittaker, Astrobotic, and Carnegie Mellon University, where he received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering in 1962.