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Topic: NASA chief scientist John Naugle (1923-2013)
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-05-2013 09:30 AM
The Washington Post reports that John E. Naugle, a NASA aerospace researcher and administrator who held the title of chief scientist when he retired from the space agency in 1981, died Jan. 23 at his home in North Falmouth, Mass. He was 89. Dr. Naugle worked for a space lab at General Dynamics on early missile programs in San Diego and White Sands, N.M., before joining NASA at its inception in 1958.He spent almost his entire career at NASA headquarters. At various times, he was director of the Physics and Astronomy Program and associate administrator for the Office of Space Science. After his NASA retirement, he was chairman of Fairchild Industries’ Fairchild Space Co. The company was working with NASA to develop a privately owned space platform for industrial and government customers. Fairchild shelved the program by the mid-1980s, and Dr. Naugle became a consultant to the NASA administrator until 1991. |
David Carey Member Posts: 782 From: Registered: Mar 2009
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Kite Member Posts: 831 From: Northampton UK Registered: Nov 2009
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GACspaceguy Member Posts: 2476 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
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dogcrew5369 Member Posts: 750 From: Statesville, NC Registered: Mar 2009
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apolloprojeckt Member Posts: 1447 From: Arnhem, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2009
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DChudwin Member Posts: 1096 From: Lincolnshire IL USA Registered: Aug 2000
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Glint Member Posts: 1040 From: New Windsor, Maryland USA Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 02-05-2013 03:53 PM
I worked on that Fairchild Space Company proposal and wrote briefly about it on this thread. Godspeed, John Naugle! |
Delta7 Member Posts: 1505 From: Bluffton IN USA Registered: Oct 2007
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