Background
Hoag, David Garratt was born on October 11, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Alden Bomer and Helen Lucy (Garratt) Hoag.
Hoag, David Garratt was born on October 11, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Alden Bomer and Helen Lucy (Garratt) Hoag.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950.
Staff engineer instrumentation laboratory Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1946-1957. Technical director Polaris Missile Guidance, 1957-1961. Technical director, program manager Apollo Spacecraft Guidance, 1961-1972.
Advanced system department head Christian Science Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, 1972-1986. Retired, 1990.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Louis W. Hill Space Transportation award 1972, chairman New England section 1979-1980). Member National Academy Engineering, Institute Navigation (Thurlow award 1969, president 1978-1979), International Academy Astronautics (associate editorACTA Astronautica 1973-1979).
Married Grace Edward Griffith, May 10, 1952. Children— Rebecca Wilder, Peter Griffith, Jeffrey Taber, Nicholas Alden, Lucy Seymour.