Background
Broome, Douglas Ralph was born on November 30, 1936 in Columbia, South Carolina. Son of Douglas Ralph Senior and Ollie Bill (Odom) Broome.
Aerospace and astronautical engineer
Broome, Douglas Ralph was born on November 30, 1936 in Columbia, South Carolina. Son of Douglas Ralph Senior and Ollie Bill (Odom) Broome.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, The Citadel, 1959.
Communications engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Task Group, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, 1959-1961; Apollo communications manager, National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, 1961-1964; chief, Block II Central Saint Martins project engineering branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, 1964-1966; deputy chief, Central Saint Martins project engineering division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Apollo Spacecraft Program Office, Houston, 1967-1970; deputy project manager, Raytheon Company, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1970-1972; restaurant operator, Columbia, South Carolina., 1972-1974; Nimbus program manager, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington, 1975-1978; Seasat program manager, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington, 1978-1979; upper atmosphere research satellite program manager, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington, 1980-1984; chief great observatories development Hubble Space Telescope program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1987-1991; program manager Gamma Ray Observatory program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1989-1991; dsp. director solar system exploration division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington, since 1991. Member Senior Executive Svc. of the United States, Washington, since 1986.
Group leader Alcohol and Drugs Rehabilitation Group, Vienna, Virginia, since 1988. 1stlt. United States Army, 1959-1960.
Married Shirley Ruth Blizzard, December 28, 1956, (wid. April 1969); children: Douglas III, Morris L. Married Patricia Louise Schulman, April 18, 1980.
Children: Robert Marc Schulman, David G. Schulman.