Background
Hansen, Grant Lewis was born on November 5, 1921 in Bancroft, Idaho, United States. Son of Paul Ezra and Leona Sarah (Lewis) Hansen.
aerospace and information systems executive
Hansen, Grant Lewis was born on November 5, 1921 in Bancroft, Idaho, United States. Son of Paul Ezra and Leona Sarah (Lewis) Hansen.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1948. Postgraduate engineering and management, University of California at Los Angeles. Postgraduate engineering and management, California Institute of Technology.
Doctor of Science, National University, 1978.
With, Douglas Aircraft Company, 1948-1960;
vice president, program director for, Centaur (Convair division), 1960-1965;
vice president launch vehicle programs, Convair division General dynamics corporation, 1965-1969;
vice president, general manager, Convair division General dynamics corporation, 1973-1978;
assistant secretary air force for research and development, 1969-1973;
vice president, General dynamics corporation, San Diego, 1974-1978;
executive vice president, System Development Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1978-1986;
also president, Stage Directors and Choreographers Systems Group, 1978-1984. United States delegate North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development), 1969-1973. United States member science committee for national representatives Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe Technology Center, The Hague, Netherlands, 1969-1973.
Member research and technical advisory council National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1971-1973. Member science advisory board Department Air Force, 1976-1986.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, World World War World War II. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (national president 1975), American Astronautical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Academy Astronautics. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), German Society Air and Space Travel (correspondent), National Academy Engineering, National Research Council, Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Iris Rose Heyden, April 21, 1945. Children: Alan Lee, Brian Craig, Carol Margaret, David James, Ellen Diane.