Ike Rigell

A Tribute To Ike Rigell, Jamie Groh, NASA Alumni League Florida Chapter
Speak of Isom “Ike” Rigell to anyone familiar with the Apollo space program and the words “icon” and “legend” are routinely used. The former NASA Apollo program chief engineer and deputy launch director died on Thursday morning at the age of 99. Rigell defined his life with three guiding passions, according to his son David Rigell, “passion for his faith, passion for his commitment to family, and passion for his service to his country. Those three things very much defined how he lived his life and how he spent his time. Those were his priorities, unquestionably.”