Background
Capiaux, Raymond was born on August 19, 1927 in Lille, France. Son of Lucien and Aimee (Maucourt) Capiaux. came to the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1959.
Capiaux, Raymond was born on August 19, 1927 in Lille, France. Son of Lucien and Aimee (Maucourt) Capiaux. came to the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1959.
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Swiss Institute of Technology, 1950. Master of Science, Swiss Institute of Technology, 1951.
Research engineer, Sulzer Brothers, Winterthur, Switzerland, 1950-1953; senior propulsion-aerodynamics engineer, Convair, Fort Worth, 1953-1956; supervisor aerodynamic design, Curtiss Wright Corporation, Princeton, New Jersey, 1956-1957; staff engineer, Fairchild Engineering & Airplane Corporation, Deerpark, New York, 1957-1958; research specialist, staff scientist, senior member for aerophysics, manager aerospace science laboratory, director engineering science, assistant general manager, director research, vice president, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc., Sunnyvale, California, since 1958; vice president Strategic Defense Organisation astronautics division, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc., Sunnyvale, California, 1983-1986; vice president, assistant general manager astronautics division, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc., Sunnyvale, California, 1987-1988; vice president, general manager astronautics division, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc., Sunnyvale, California, since 1988; vice president, general manager Astronautics division, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc., Sunnyvale, 1987-1989; president Astronautics division, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc., Sunnyvale, since 1989.
Member American Defense Preparedness Association, American Institute Aeronautics an Astronautics, Association United States Army.
Married Aimee Cook, August 20, 1960. Children— Claude, Frank, Philip, Corinne, Sean. Married second, Etienne Ledbetter, November 20, 1983.