Daniel Sarokon

{{Short description|NASA Launch Conductor}}

Daniel Sarokon (January 27, 1927 - January 1, 2006) was a NASA Launch Conductor, described as 'one of the most influential people in the history of space travel.{{Cite web|url= http://triblive.com/x/leadertimes/news/s_414000.html#axzz3fCmHW0nI |title= Spacecraft will carry memory of Sagamore native |publisher= Trib Total Media, Inc. |last= Shuster |first= Patrick |date= January 16, 2006 |accessdate= July 8, 2015}} His first launch was that of the Moon probe Surveyor 1 and in his career he supervised 30 lunar and planetary missions.

The launch of the New Horizons Pluto mission in January 2006 was dedicated in his honour.