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Farouk El-Baz
Egyptian scientist
Farouk El-Baz (Arabic: فاروق الباز, Pronunciation: [fɑˈruːʔelˈbæːz,fæˈruːʔ]) (born January 2, 1938) is an Egyptian Americanspace scientist and geologist, who worked with NASA in the scientific exploration of the Moon and the planning of the Apollo program.
He was a leading geologist on the program, responsible for studying the geology of the Moon, the selection of landing sites for the Apollo missions, and the training of astronauts in lunar observations and photography. He played a key role in the Apollo 11Moon landing mission, and later Apollo missions.
Apollo 13 re-entry
He also came up with the idea of touchable Moon rocks at a museum, inspired by his childhood pilgrimage to Mecca where he touched the Black Stone (which in Islam is believed to be sent down from the heavens).[1]
He is married, has four daughters, and has seven grandchildren.
He was a Senior Advisor to Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak.
El-Baz was a Research Professo
