Background
Olson, Richard Louis was born on August 14, 1932 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of Louis Victor and Minnie Edith (Moody) Olson.
Olson, Richard Louis was born on August 14, 1932 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of Louis Victor and Minnie Edith (Moody) Olson.
Bachelor of Science, University Utah, 1954. Master of Science, University Utah, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1964.
Life support engineer, Artificial Intelligence Research Company, Los Angeles, 1962-1964; life support manager, The Boeing Company, Seattle, 1964-1968; program manager BEST, The Boeing Company, Seattle, 1969-1971; technical manager solar power satellite, The Boeing Company, Seattle, 1972-1980; technical manager space operations center, The Boeing Company, Seattle, 1980-1983; space station technical manager, The Boeing Company, Seattle, 1983-1985; crew/life support system manager, The Boeing Company, Seattle, 1986-1987; manned system manager (space station), The Boeing Company, Huntsville, Alabama, 1987-1991; manager crew system and life science, Boeing Defense and Space Group, Seattle, 1991-1995. General chairman 15th International Conference on Environmental Sys., 1985.
Major United States Air Force, 1955-1969. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate, chairman Liberal Studies technical committee 1992-1994), Sigma Xi. Member Society of Automotive Engineers (Award of Recognition 1991), Water Pollution Control Association (chairman scientist committee 1970, chairman water and waste management committee 1972).
Married Barbara Ann Brown, May 21, 1955. Children: Carolyn Ann Olson McManus, Pamela Jeanne.