Background
Davis, Richard Macomber was born on November 27, 1929 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Richard Ordway and Doris Lucile (Macomber) Davis.
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Richard Macomber Davis
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951. Graduate, Harvard University, 1975.
Career
With Martin Marietta Corporation, New Orleans, 1953-1992, various positions structures design, thermal heat shield design, nuclear crew compartment design, systems engr.for advanced re-entry vehicles, space station studies, skylab director, to 1978, vice president Space Shuttle External Tank Project, 1978-1985, deputy general manager, since 1979, president, 1985-1992.
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Membership
Served to First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1951-1953.
Connections
Married Sally Ann Patten. Children: Brad Jeffrey, Kimberly Annual.
