Lincoln, Nebraska
Warren Dale Brayton
1931 — 2023
Warren Dale Brayton, 91, of Lincoln died September 9, 2023, in Lincoln. Born November 26,1931, in Columbus, NE to Harvey and Ruth (Thielen) Brayton. He graduated Fremont HS in 1950, served in the US Army 1955-57 and earned a MEng from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1959 After graduation, he moved to southern California. Warren was an aerospace engineer, who worked on projects for NASA and the DoD during the space race, Cold War and later the space shuttle era. Of particular note, he designed the docking mechanism for the Apollo 11 mission that allowed the lunar lander to reunite with the command module after exploration of the moon. Warren had many interests. Among them he was an avid...