Robert Frederick Freitag

Background

Freitag, Robert Frederick was born on January 20, 1920 in Jackson, Michigan, United States. Son of Fred J. and Beatrice (Paradise) Freitag.

Education

Biosystems Engineering. in Aeronautical Engineering, University Michigan, 1941. Postgraduate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1942.

Career

Commissioned ensign, United States Naval Reserve, 1941; lieutenant commander, United States Navy, 1946; advanced through grades to captain, United States Navy, 1960; various guided missile programs, 1941-1955; project officer Jupiter and Polaris intermediate range ballistic missiles, (Chief Naval Operations), 1955-1957; range planning officer, also special assistant to commander, (Pacific Missile Range), Point Mugu, California, 1957-1959; astronautics officer, (Bureau Naval Weapons), 1959-1963; retired, 1963; director launch vehicles and propulsion, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1963; director, Manned Space Flight Field Center Development, 1963-1972; director manned space flight advanced programs, Manned Space Flight Field Center Development, 1973-1982; deputy director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Station Task Force, 1982-1985; director Space Station Office of Policy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Station Task Force, 1985; deputy associate administrator for Space Station, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Station Task Force, since 1985. Member National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Committee Propellers, 1944-1946, Secretary Defense Special Committee Adequacy Range Facilities, 1956-1958, Joint Army-Navy Ballistic Missile Committee, 1955-1957, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Special Committee Space Technology, 1958-1959. Re-advising committee missile and spacecraft aerodynamics National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1960-1963.

Joint Defense Department-National Aeronautics and Space Administration-AstronauticsCoordinating Board (on launch vehicles panel), 1960-1964.

Achievements

• Robert Frederick Freitag has been listed as a noteworthy government official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (president Center California section 1958-1959, director Washington section 1964-1965, 69, International Cooperation award 1990), American Astronautical Society, Royal Aeronautical Society. Member International Academy Astronautics (Allen D. Emil award 1986), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft-und Raumfahrt (honorary).

Connections

Married Maxine Pryer, April 13, 1941 (deceased March 1995). Children: Nancy Marie Freitag Sprague, Janet Louise Freitag Wasserstrom, Fred John II, Paul Robert.

Father:

Fred J. Freitag

Mother:

Beatrice (Paradise) Freitag

Spouse:

Maxine Pryer

child:

Paul Robert Freitag

child:

Janet Louise Freitag Wasserstrom Freitag

child:

Nancy Marie Freitag Sprague Freitag

child:

Fred John II Freitag