Former Shuttle Chief Engineer, EngineeringAkin, Jimmy J. William P. Clements, Jr. served as Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1973-1977. He earned an A.B. Thereafter he was an independent consultant. He had a reputable career and a job that paid him an impressive. from Georgetown University Foreign Service School in 1950 and an LL.B. In 1977 he went through screening to become a mission specialist astronaut. Before then, he was educated at Texas A&M University and Georgia Institute of Technology, and entered the Department of Defense (DOD) as assistant secretary for systems analysis from 1967 through 1972. Ralph Braibanti joined the Department of State in 1972 and held a number of assignements related to Latin American and East Asian affairs before coming to the Department's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs in 1985. in Astronautical and Instrument Engineering from the University of Michigan. ("J.R. Dempsey," biographical file, NASA Historical Reference Collection, NASA History Office, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.). New Providence, NJ: R. R. Bower, 1998. From 1963 to 1965 he served as deputy associate administrator for Space Sciences and Applications at Headquarters. Glennan contracted with McKinsey & Co. for a series of studies. In 1967 he was named as assistant administrator for Legislative Affairs, and worked as a member of the Apollo 13 Accident Review Board. ("John H. Disher," biographical file 000471, NASA Historical Reference Collection, NASA History Division, Washington, D.C.). He was named U.S. In the now-infamous moment, Artie Lange joked that Bob was "Briggsev, Geoffrey A.," biographical file, NASA Historical Reference Collection, NASA History Office, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. Earl Henry ("Red") Blaik (1897-1989) had been a star end on the Army football team before he graduated in 1920. He became a professor of physics at the University of Chicago in 1923. During NASA Langley's October Colloquium, Allan McDonald, a skilled engineer and executive, relives the Challenger tragedy from where he stood at the Launch Control Center. in aeronautical engineering from the University of Detroit in 1939 and was employed by Taylorcraft Aviation Corp. for a year before working for the Air Corps and Air Force as a civilian from 1940 to 1959, both at Wright Field, Ohio, and at the Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California. He capped his career at the Bureau by becoming its assistant director and then associate director during his final two years there. Her professional experiences include: research fellow for the Harvard College Observatory; research associate; senior research associate for astronomy and astrophysics; member of the space and Earth science advisory board, NASA; member, Space Science Board, National Academy of Sciences; lecturer, Harvard University; and member, executive committee, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Former Deputy Director for Operations and Exploration, International Space Station and Spacecraft ProcessingReynolds, Joel R. Former Director, External Relations and Business Development, NASAMurphy, Walter T. In 1958, he joined a small task group to lay the foundation for a national space agency. Miscellaneous other agencies biographical file, NASA Historical Reference Collection, NASA History Office, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. bob williams nasa Cause Of Death We are yet to confirm the genuine reason for death as of now. After receiving his Masters, Cunningham was employed as a physicist by the Rand Corporation where he worked on problems with the Earths magnetosphere as well as projects for the Department of Defense. He won a Nobel Prize in 1967 for his discovery of how stars nourish their nuclear fires. Overton Brooks (1897-1961) (D-LA) had been elected to represent his home state in the House to 12 successive terms since 1937. Wilson Company, New York, NY. In 2007, Crackhead Bob challenged the winner of the Miss Amputee contest, Jen, to a ping-pong match for a chance to win $2,500. Bob, whose real name was George Harvey . in aeronautical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1936 and joined the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory the same year. Credit: Allan McDonald. Walter T. Bonney (1909-1975) was NASA's first director of the office of public information (1958-1960). and Ph.D. degrees in Canada before coming to the U.S. in 1959, and became a naturalized citizen in 1963. Nancy W. Boggess was a scientist at the Goddard Space Flight Center working on the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) spacecraft in the latter 1980s and early 1990s. "When do you want me to launch? Milton B. Ames, Jr. (1913-1992) earned a B.S. He had advised Brown Bros., Harriman & Co., on aviation financing, 1928-1932; headed aviation research for Scudder, Stevens, & Clark, 1932-1939; and directed National Aviation Corp., 1939-1941. Russell Brand Faith, I had to do what I had to do for me, for a while, Bob said. In the 1950s he was largely responsible for the designed the Atlas ICBM booster with a very thin, internally pressurized fuselage instead of massive struts and a thick metal skin. He was president of the California Institute of Technology between 1946 and 1969, when he resigned to serve as science advisor to Richard M. Nixon. Orville George Bentley (1918 -) earned a B.S. Shuttle, Space Station, Mars Rover Sample Return, and Moon-Mars Exploration programs in positions progressing from engineer to program manager. Attempting to prove him wrong, Bob tried pronouncing Mississippi, but came out instead with: Tipi-Tipi.. it amazes me how non blacks act like crack magically appeared in black communities. He has been the president of Research Systems, Incorporated, since 1981. From 1960 to 1971, he served as director of public relations for the Aerospace Corp. ("Walter T. Bonney," biographical file, NASA Historical Reference Collection, NASA History Office, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.). Sieck, Robert B. He retired from that position in 1974 See "Debus, Kurt H.," biographical file 000443, NASA Historical Reference Collection, History Division, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. Previously he had served between 1950 and 1970 as executive director of research of Bell Telephone Laboratories. Our privacy policy and terms of use have recently changed. Naval Ordnance Laboratory, 1958 to 1961; director of research and acting director, Development, Research and Development Management, Propellant Plant, 1961 to 1964; deputy chief scientist, International Research and Development Management, Office of Naval Research, 1964 to 1966; assistant technology director, Advanced Planning and Development, Naval Ordnance Station, 1966 to1967; staff associate and deputy head, Office of Planning and Policy Studies, Policy Analysis, National Science Foundation, 1967 to1970; deputy executive secretary, Executive Council, Management, 1970 to1971; executive assistant to the assistant director, National and International Programs, 1971; and fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Hans Bethe (1906- ) was born in Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine. Robert Williams (born 1940) is an astronomer who served as the Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) from 1993 to 1998, and the President of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) from 2009 to 2012. During his tenure at NASA, he worked on planning and development of space vehicles. The Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes Season 1 Episode 42, 12-14, 67-68, 131-132. He didn't want to be recorded or named at the time. See "Isaac Asimov" biographical folder, NASA Historical Reference Collection, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. J. Leland Atwood (1904-1999) was a long-standing official of North American Rockwell, Inc. The combination of his distinctive speech impediment (which "I think that was one of the mistakes God made," Ebeling told me in January. Former Chief Medical Officer and Associate Director, Center OperationsLugo, Ramon Crackhead Bob first became known to show staff after he was noticed at several of Howard's public appearances in the mid-'90s. Benjamin Chidlaw (1900- ) was a career United States Air Force officer. Bowker, 1990], p. 692). "Boone, Walter F.," biographical file, NASA Historical Reference Collection, NASA History Office, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. John A. Barclay (1909- ) became commander of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency on 31 March 1958 after serving as deputy commander since 1 May 1956 under the more famous John B. Medaris. Former Thiokol executive Robert Lund and former NASA official George Hardy told him that Challenger was not his burden to bear. hilarious prank calls they orchestrated with Bobs help. He assumed the post of associate director for research in 1945, and when NASA replaced the NACA, he became director of aeronautical and space research. She became NASA's first Black female engineer and worked to improve hiring practices for women at the administration. Burden (1906-1984) was an aviation consultant of wide experience. Thereafter he served as the director of the Science and Technology Policy Office of the National Science Foundation, 1973-1976, and in several capacities in the aerospace industry since 1976. Crackhead Bob first became known to show staff after he was noticed at several of Howards public appearances in the mid-90s. The Stern Show is sad to report the passing of beloved (Current Biography Yearbook: 1957, Marjorie Dent Candee. Three years later he became Associate Director of Langley until 1967 when he was made Deputy Director of the facility. There he subsequently worked on the Apollo-Soyuz, Space Shuttle, Space Station, Mars Rover Sample Return, and Moon-Mars Exploration programs in positions progressing from engineer to program manager. (http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/cunningham-w.html) accessed 2 October 2006. Vladimir Nikolayevich Chelomey (1914-1984) was Chief Designer / General Designer from 1955-1984 at OKB-52 and led work on cruise missiles, ICBMs, and spacecraft. In 1970 he left NASA to head the office of scientific information in the National Science Foundation. He was also backup pilot for Gemini 12, backup lunar module pilot for Apollo 7, lunar module pilot for Apollo 10, backup commander for Apollo 14, and commander for Apollo 17 (eleventh American to walk on the Moon). In 1945 he came to the United States with a group of engineers and scientists headed by von Braun. Richard L. Callaghan (1925 - ) served as NASAs Assistant Administrator for Legislative Affairs from 1963-1967. Imac Vs Imac Pro - Video Editing, ("Ira H. Abbott," biographical file, NASA Historical Reference Collection, NASA History Office, Washington, D.C.). He was a huge champion of our show, Howard said Monday. Nikolai A. Bulganin was chairman of the Soviet Council of Ministers, and was heavily involved in the negotiations over freedom of space issue for overflight of territories. Former Associate Director for Business OperationsHeald, James R. As an astronaut, he played a key role in all aspects of piloted space flight including training, planning, system design, public relations, and program management. Malcolm Baldridge (1922-1987) served as Secretary of Commerce from 1981 until his death. In 1990 he was appointed to head the Advisory Committee on the Future of the U.S. Space Program for the Bush administration. Miscellaneous NASA biographical file, NASA Historical Reference Collection, NASA History Office, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. Percival Brundage (1892-1981) was the Director of the Federal Bureau of the Budget during the Eisenhower Administration. Since leaving NASA Mr. Beggs has worked as a consultant. He would eventually retire from the Army with the rank of General. See "Spencer M. Beresford" biographical folder, NASA Historical Reference Vladimir Pavlovich Barmin (1909-1993) was Chief Designer at GSKB Spetsmash and led the development of Soviet missile and launch vehicle launch complexes. Archie Trescott Colwell (1895-1979) went to work in 1922 as a sales engineer for Steel Products Co. (later Thompson Products, Inc. and then Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge, Inc.--still later, TRW, Inc.) and rose to become vice president in charge of engineering from 1937-1960. He was 89. 1987, p. 2; Donald MacKenzie, Inventing Accuracy: A Historical Sociology of Nuclear Missile Guidance [Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1990], esp. In 1985, Calio became administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where he remained until 1987 when he departed to work in private industry. Former Kennedy Space Center DirectorBruckner, Bobby G. 143-55; John L. Sloop, Liquid Hydrogen as a Propulsion Fuel, 1945-1959 (Washington, DC: NASA, SP-4404, 1978), pp. Previous positions include: head, Propellant Branch, U.S. With the establishment of NASA, he became chief of the aerodynamics and flight mechanics research division. Raymond L. Bisplinghoff (1917-1985) held several roles in NASA from 1962-1966, including Director of the Office of Advanced Research and Technology, Associate Administrator for Advanced Research and Technology, and Special Assistant to Administrator James E. Webb. They worried that cold temperatures overnight the forecast said 18 degrees would stiffen the rubber O-ring seals that prevent burning rocket fuel from leaking out of booster joints. In 1970 and 1971 he was deputy associate administrator for the office of Advanced Research and Technology, NASA Headquarters. * * interviewer Jennifer. Before and after his time with NASA, Bisplinghoff served as a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he conducted significant research in aeronautical engineering. They used launch facilities at the nearby White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico. The first of these,"Man in Space," premiered on Disney's show on March 9, 1955 with an estimated audience of 42 million. A physicist, Aleksandrov was born in the Ukraine and educated at Kiev State University. He performed a similar duty for the House Committee on Science and Technology, 1959-1962. In 2004, Williams did what people had told him he could never do. He joined the American Electric Power Company in 1953, and served as its president between 1962 and 1972, and as its chair from 1971 to 1976 ("Cook, Donald C[larence]," Current Biography 1982, p. 462). Augerson, William S., biographical file 000118, NASA Historical Reference Collection, History Division, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. Wilber M. Brucker (1894-1968), was secretary of the Army between 1955 and 1961. He conducted research at Lewis on the aerodynamics of high-speed air induction systems and jet exit nozzles. Former Deputy Director for Launch and Payload Processing, NASASieck, Robert B. Charles J. Donlan (1916 - ) served the United States government for nearly 38 years in NACA and NASA. See Norman R. Augustine, Augustine's Laws (Washington, DC: American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1984), "Norman R. Augustine" biographical folder, NASA Historical Reference Collection. "Bell, David," biographical file, NASA Historical Reference Collection, NASA History Office, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. He served as deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office from 1994 to 1996. Notice of Collection | Charles P. Cabell (1903-1971) was a career officer in the Army Air Corps and later the Air Force, rising to the rank of general in 1958. But at the end of his life, his family says, he was finally able to find peace. He later rose through the position of editor in 1963-1964 to become executive vice president and director of Curtis Publishing Co. in the latter year. He had served with the U.S. Army Air Corps between 1917 and 1930, and then was manager of the aviation section for Shell Oil Co. between 1930 and 1940. He flew as command pilot on Gemini 8 in March 1966 and commander of Apollo 11 in July 1969. Former Acting Deputy Director, International Space Station/Payload ProcessingEye, Thomas A. After retiring from the Navy in 1969, he finished his distinguished career working in the private sector. He retired in 1959. He spent the next three years as a test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base and was then selected as one of the original seven Mercury astronauts. He became chairman and CEO of the Martin Marietta Corporation in the 1980s. Robert Cutler (1895-1974) was a lawyer and banking executive. His other posts included Division Surgeon for the 4th Infantry in 1957-58 and Army Liaison Officer for Bioastronautics Research at the U.S. Air Force Aeromedical Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 1958. 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