Background
Gooch, Lawrence Lee was born on December 6, 1940 in Reno. Son of Ira Lee and Mary Geraldine (Hill) Gooch.
Astronautical engineering executive
Gooch, Lawrence Lee was born on December 6, 1940 in Reno. Son of Ira Lee and Mary Geraldine (Hill) Gooch.
Bachelor of Science in Basic Sciences, United States Air Force Academy, 1962. Master of Science in Astronautics, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, University Texas, 1972.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1962; advanced through grades to colonel, United States Air Force, 1981; program manager, United States Air Force Office Special Projects, Los Angeles, 1976-1983; commander, United States Air Force Western Space & Missile Center, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, 1983-1986; commander, United States Air Force Space Technology Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1986-1987; commander, United States Air Force Eastern Space & Missile Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, 1987-1989; retired, United States Air Force, 1989; manager advanced solid rocket motor development, Aerojet Solid Rocket Company, Sacramento, 1989-1990; manager business development, Edgerton, Germeshauser, and Greer Inc., Wellesley, Massachusetts, 1990-1992; president, Analex Corporation, Brook Park, Ohio., since 1992. Advisory board member Texas Agricultural and Mechanical Space Research Center, College Station, 1987-1989. Consultant Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, Washington, 1989-1990.
Elder Presbyterian Church, Austin, Texas, 1970-1992. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (senior ), Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Penelope Jane McKay, June 7, 1962. Children: Jennifer Lynn, Mary Winifred, Laura Jane.