Background

Rittinger, Thomas Edward was born on September 13, 1953 in Chillicothe, Ohio, United States. Son of Clarence Junior and Ruth Jeanette (Suman) Rittinger.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Fluid and Thermal Sciences Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 1975. Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, University Dayton, 1991.

Career

Mechanical engineer Goodyear Atomic Corporation, Piketon, Ohio, 1975-1977. Mechanical engineer Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, 1984-1986. Aerospace engineer Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, since 1986.

Achievements

• Thomas Edward Rittinger has been listed as a noteworthy aerospace engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1977-1983. Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, since 1983. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Space Society, Naval Reserve Association.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, swimming, spending time with familty, astronomy and space program.

Connections

Married Sharon Louise Banks, May 5, 1984. Children: Cynthia Ann Rittinger, Scott Thomas Rittinger.

Father:

Clarence Rittinger Junior

Mother:

Ruth Jeanette (Suman) Rittinger

Spouse:

Sharon Louise Banks

child:

Cynthia Ann Rittinger

child:

Scott Thomas Rittinger