Background
Jacobson, Ralph Henry was born on December 31, 1931 in Salt Lake City.
laboratory executive air force officer
Jacobson, Ralph Henry was born on December 31, 1931 in Salt Lake City.
Student, University Utah, 1952. Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, 1956. Master of Science in Astronautics, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1962.
Master of Science in Business Administration, George Washington University, 1966. Graduate, Air Command and Staff College, 1966. Graduate, Industrial College Armed Forces, 1974.
Graduate, Naval War College, 1976.
Commissioned Second lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1956; advanced through grades to major general, United States Air Force, 1979; project officer, Ballistics Systems Division, Norton Air Force Base, California, 1962-1965; action officer, Directorate of Plans, Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington, 1966-1969; wing operations staff officer, 14th Special Operations Wing, Nha Trang Air Base, Republic of Vietnam, 1969-1970; successively research and development project officer, division chief and dep.dir. research, Air Force Special Projects, Los Angeles Air Force Station, 1970-1975; commander, Air Force Satellite Control Facility, Los Angeles Air Force Station, 1976-1979; assistant deputy chief of staff for space shuttle development and operations, Office of Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development and Acquisitions, Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington, 1979-1980; director space systems and command, control and communications, Office of Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development and Acquisitions, Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington, 1980-1981; vice director, Office of Secretary of Air Force Special Projects, Los Angeles Air Force Station, 1981-1983; director, Office of Secretary of Air Force Special Projects, Los Angeles Air Force Station, 1983-1987; president, Chief Executive Officer,, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1987-1997.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Married Joan Mathews. Children: Mary, Matthew, James.