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Leslie C. Dirks
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... His highly original technical innovations to our intelligence-gathering satellites contributed substantially to our national security. He was also a superb technical manager 87
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... In 1979, President Carter awarded him the National Security Medal, and, in 1980, at the age of 44, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. What I remember most fondly about Les were the dinners his wife Eleanor prepared for us at his house and playing "Space Cadet" with the Dirks' children.
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