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ROBERT W. RUMMEL
Pages 278-281

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... He graduated in 1935 with a degree in aeronautical engineering and went to work for Hughes Aircraft Company as a stress analyst. He worked for Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Aero Engineering Corporation, National Aircraft Corporation, and Rearwin Aircraft, before starting as a senior engineer in 1943 with Trans World Airlines (TWA)
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... For instance, an astronaut would review the readiness of the vehicle for launch. When shuttle operations were restarted, astronaut Bob Crippen was assigned launch approval duty.
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... Bob is survived by his children, Linda Kay Yarbrough, Sharon Lee Barnes, Marjorie Susan DuBois, Diana Beth Gillespie, and Robert Wiland Rummel, Jr.; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. His wife, Marjorie B
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