Background
Nunamaker, Robert Royal was born on July 10, 1933 in Rochester, Minnesota, United States. Son of Royal Oscar and Florence Mildred (Bratager) Nunamaker.
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Robert Royal Nunamaker
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1957.
Career
Experiment manager National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, 1960-1962, assistant project manager, 1962-1963. In-plant project manager National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, 1963-1966, mission operations manager, 1966-1972, study manager, 1972-1973, deputy project manager, 1973-1976, chief space projects division, 1976-1982, chief engineer, 1982-1985. Director for space Nasa Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, since 1985.
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Membership
Served to captain, United States Army, 1956-1958. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate), American Astronautical Society (senior ).
Connections
Married Dixianne Hammersley, June 12, 1955 (divorced November 1976). Children: Dawn Marie Ballard, Dana Lee, Steven Robert. Married Linda Gail Conrad, January 22, 1977.
