Charley Kohlhase Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Charley Kohlhase, based on 5 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

5 records1975–19865 events1 places

Chronological biography

1975

Voyager Navigation1975

Science / Technology · Engineer · Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Works on navigation planning for gravity-assist trajectories through the outer Solar System.

1977

Earth-Jupiter Cruise Phase15 September 1977

Science / Technology · Mission Designer · Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Voyager 1 completes near-Earth activities and begins its cruise toward Jupiter.

1980

Voyager 1 Titan Flyby Trajectory12 November 1980

Science / Astronomy · Engineer · Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Mission design directs Voyager 1 close to Titan, a gravity assist that sends the spacecraft out of the planetary plane.

1981

Uranus Retargeting1981

Science / Technology · Mission Designer · Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Mission planning commits Voyager 2 to the trajectory carrying it onward from Saturn to Uranus.

1986

Neptune Targeting Maneuver14 February 1986

Science / Technology · Mission Designer · Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Voyager 2 performs a major trajectory correction after Uranus to target its future Neptune encounter.

Titles and roles

Engineer · Mission Designer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.