Robert A. Frosch
Robert A. Frosch
Robert Alan Frosch (ur. 22 maja 1928 w Nowym Jorku, zm. 30 grudnia 2020 w South Hadley[1]) – amerykański naukowiec, piąty administrator Narodowej Agencji Aeronautyki i Przestrzeni Kosmicznej (NASA), urzędujący w latach 1977–1981 za prezydentury Jimmy’ego Cartera.
Przypisy
- ↑ Remembering Robert (Bob) Frosch, 25 stycznia 2021 [dostęp 2021-01-29].
Bibliografia
- Biografia NASA (ang.)
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NASA's fifth administrator was Dr. Robert A. Frosch. Born and raised in New York, Dr. Frosch attended Columbia University where he received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in theoretical physics. After graduating Dr. Frosch went to work for Hudson Laboratories where he eventually became the director.
NASA's fifth administrator was Dr. Robert A. Frosch. Born and raised in New York, Dr. Frosch attended Columbia University where he received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in theoretical physics. After graduating Dr. Frosch went to work for Hudson Laboratories where he eventually became the director.
In September 1963 Dr. Frosch moved to Washington, DC, to serve as Director of Nuclear Test Detection (Project VELA) for the Advanced Research Projects Agency. In 1966, after serving as the deputy director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency, Dr. Frosch became Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research and Development. During the 1970's Dr. Frosch served as the Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations.
As NASA Administrator during the Carter Administration (1977-1981), Dr. Frosch oversaw the continuation of Space Shuttle development. He retired from NASA in 1981 to serve as Vice President for Research at the General Motors Research Laboratories.