Background
Day, Leroy Edward was born on January 2, 1925 in Doswell, Virginia, United States. Son of Ira Eugene and Sallie (Lester) Day.
consultant aerospace scientist
Day, Leroy Edward was born on January 2, 1925 in Doswell, Virginia, United States. Son of Ira Eugene and Sallie (Lester) Day.
B. Aeronautical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1946. Master of Science in Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, 1955. Master of Science in Industrial Mgmt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960.
Deputy head missile program department, United States Naval Missile Center, 1960-1962; with, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1962-1981; deputy director space shuttle, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1969-1979; director STS systems engineering and integration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1980-1981. Lecturer University of California at Los Angeles, 1958-1959. Speaker on United States space programs, United States, Europe, Peoples Republic of China, Japan, Thailand.
Local troop chairman Boy Scouts American, 1962. Senior warden Episcopal Church Served with United States Navy, 1943-1948. Member Research Society of America, International Academy Astronautics, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Mary Elizabeth Hornbuckle, May 18, 1947. Children: David, Jean, Michael.