Rocket man: LSU Mechanical Engineering alumnus Max Faget remembered 50 years after moon landing
(PHYSorg.com Space & Earth)

Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong is rightfully remembered for taking man`s first steps on the moon nearly 50 years ago on June 20, 1969. Less well known, perhaps, is LSU Mechanical Engineering alumnus Maxime `Max` Faget, who designed the spacecraft responsible for that `giant leap for mankind.`