Background
III, John Rutherford London, was born on June 8, 1953 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States. Son of John Rutherford Junior and Harriette Chandler (Iler) L.
aerospace program administrator
III, John Rutherford London, was born on June 8, 1953 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States. Son of John Rutherford Junior and Harriette Chandler (Iler) L.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology, Clemson University, 1975. Master of Science in Engineering Management, Florida Institute of Technology, 1983.
Commissioned United States Air Force, 1975, advanced through grades to lieutenant colonel, 1992, congressional liaison, 1993-1995, deputy missile defense architect, 1995-1996, program manager space based laser, 1996-1997, retired, 1997. Manager X-34 Program National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama, 1997, manager Future-X Pathfinder Program, 1998—2000, manager test and evaluation department Alabama, 2000—2003, assistant for program management and development, since 2003.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate, section chairman), British Interplanetary Society. Member Phi Delta Theta.
Married Joyce Louellen Low, August 19, 1978. Children: Elizabeth Jordan, Sarah Louellen Inga, Joshua David, Hannah Gloria Rimma, Mary Annadell Valentina, Samuel Stephen Victor, Maria Abigail Thornton, Ivan John Rutherford, IV, Daria Rachel Chandler.