Background
Gafford, Donald Mack was born on July 16, 1935 in Haworth, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Charles Leroy and Viola (McCauley) Gafford.
Gafford, Donald Mack was born on July 16, 1935 in Haworth, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Charles Leroy and Viola (McCauley) Gafford.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1959. Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Colorado University, 1965.
Senior engineer, Martin Company, Denver, 1962-1965; program manager, TRW, Sunnyvale, California, 1965-1980; senior vice president, division manager, Ultrasystems Inc., Sunnyvale, 1980-1991; vice president, division manager, Space Application Corporation, Sunnyvale, since 1991.
First lieutenant United States Army, 1960-1962. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Astronautics Society.
Married Carolyn Kay Baggett, August 15, 1959 (divorced 1986). Children: Robyn Lynn, Donald Patrick. Married Mary Katherine Hudson, March 12, 1988.