Bill Gerstenmaier

Stay up to date on Bill Gerstenmaier and track Bill Gerstenmaier in pictures and the press. He started NASA by becoming an astronaut in 1968, then later in 1969 retired from NASA, where he had also done stints in space and in space operations before moving to commercial space operations in 1976. Gerstenmaier graduated in 1977; he began his professional career in aerospace in 1991.

Gerstenmaier founded Orbital Corporation (also known as Orbital Propellant Products) in 1983 and later expanded to its mission...

• Born: September 1954 (age 66) Akron, Ohio
• Nationality: American
• Education: B.S. Aerospace engineering, M.S. Mechanical engineering
• Alma mater: Purdue University
• Employer: SpaceX
• Title: Consultant
• Spouse(s): Marsha Ann Gerstenmaier