Background
Deets, Dwain Aaron was born on April 16, 1939 in Bell, California, United States. Son of Kenneth Robert and Mildred Evelyn (Bergman) Deets.
aerospace technology executive
Deets, Dwain Aaron was born on April 16, 1939 in Bell, California, United States. Son of Kenneth Robert and Mildred Evelyn (Bergman) Deets.
AB, Occidental College, 1961. Master of Science in Physics, San Diego State University, 1964. Master of Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, 1978.
Research engineer Dryden Flight Research Center,, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Edwards, California, 62-78, 79-85; headquarters liaison engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, l978-79; manager, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Edwards, l979-85; director research engineering, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, 1990-1996; director aerospace projects, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, 1996-1997; director flight research R&T, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, since 1997; headquarters manager flight research, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, l988-89. Chairman Reusable Launch Vehicles Non-Advocate Review, 1995-1996.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate, Wright Brothers lecturer aerospace 1987). Member Society Automotive Engineers (chairman aerospace control and guidance systems committee 1988-1990), Occidental College (board governors since 2008), Prograssive Democratic San Diego (president since 2010).
Married Catherine Elizabeth Meister, June l8, l96l. Children: Dennis Allen, Danelle Alaine.