Background
Wren, Robert James was born on May 12, 1935 in Moline, Illinois, United States.
Wren, Robert James was born on May 12, 1935 in Moline, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University Texas, 1956. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Southern Methodist University, 1962. Doctoral candidate, University Houston.
Engineering aide, Control Power and Light Company, Corpus Christi, 1954; station clerk, City of Austin (Texas) Power Plant, 1954-1955; associate engineer, hydraulic engineer, United States bureau of Reclamation, Austin, 1955-1957; structural test engineer, General Dynamics, Fort Worth, 1957-1962; senior structural dynamics engineer, manager vibration and acoustic test facility, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, 1962-1963, 63-66; head experimental dynamics section, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, 1965-1970; manager, Apollo Spacecraft 2TV-1 Central Saint Martins Test Program, 1966-1968; manager, Apollo Lunar Module-2 Drop Test Program, 1968-1970; manager structural design space station, space base, lunar base, mars mission, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, 1970-1973; manager structural design and development, space shuttle carrier aircraft-747, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1973-1974; manager structural division space shuttle payload systems, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1974-1984; manager engineering directorate for space shuttle payload safety, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1984-1994; member space shuttle payload safety review panel, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Johnson Space Center, Houston, since 1984; alternate chairman space shuttle payload safety review panel, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Johnson Space Center, Houston, since 1990; manager engineering director vehicle and payload flight system safety, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Johnson Space Center, Houston, since 1994. Member International Space Station Flight system safety panel, since 1994.
President Friendswood Little League Baseball, 1980-1983. Board directors Bay Area Young Men’s Christian Association, Houston, 1980-2007, chairman, 1983-1984. Member Space Center Rotary (director, treasurer, secretary, vice president 1979-1985, president 1985-1986, Rotary district 5890/government representative 1986-1987, area coordinator 1987-1989, zone leader 1988-1989, governor's aide 1989-1990, chairman district assembly 1989-1990, 93-94, finance committee 1989-1991, Rotary National award for Space Achievement Foundation/co-founder, board directors since 1984), Rotary World Health Foundation Plastic Surgery for Children (co-founder, board directors since 1985), Rotary Space Memorial Foundation (co-founder, board directors since 1986, co-founder, board directors Space Center Rotary Endowment Foundation, since 1987).
Married Jordis Wren; children: James, Patrick, Kiley.