Background
Rogers, Thomas Francis was born on August 11, 1923 in Providence. Son of Thomas Francis and H. Ann (Flaharty) Rogers.
Rogers, Thomas Francis was born on August 11, 1923 in Providence. Son of Thomas Francis and H. Ann (Flaharty) Rogers.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, Providence College, 1945; Master of Arts, Boston University, 1949.
Research associate Radio Research Laboratory Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1944-1945. Television engineer Bell and Howell Company, Chicago, 1945-1946. Electronics scientist Air Force Cambridge Research Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1946-1954.
Associate group leader Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, 1951-1953. Laboratory head Air Force Cambridge Research Center, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1954-1959. Division head and steering committee member Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, 1959-1964.
Assistant director defense research & engineering United States Department Defense, Washington, 1964-1965, deputy director defense research & engineering, 1965-1967. Director research and technical United States Department Housing & Urban Development, 1967-1969. Vice president The Mitre Corporation, Washington, Bedford, 1969-1972.
Chairman The Sophron Foundation, McLean, Virginia, from 1980. Director United States Congress Office Technology Assessment Study on Civilian Space Staion and United States Future in Space, Washington, 1982-1984. From president to chief scientist The Space Transportation Association, Arlington, Virginia, 1992—2005.
Founding chairman board directors External Tanks Corporation, Boulder, Colorado. Board directors International Radio Satellite Corporation, Washington, Space Destinations Services, Inc., 1994-1997. Chairman board directors Luna Corporation, Great Falls, Virginia, 1991-1995.
Director Share Space Foundation, 2000. Chairman POLARIS Command-Comm. Company, United States Navy, 1960-1964.
Member Satellite Communications Panel, President's Science Advisory Committee, 1961-1963. Member Department Defense National Aeronautics and Space Administration Satellite Communications Committee, 1961-1964. United States of America delegate United Nations Conference on Applications of Science and Technology by Lesser Developed Nations, Geneva, 1963.
Member Federal Aeronautics and Astronautics Coordinating Board, 1965-1967. Federal Council on Science and Technology, 1967-1969. Member Space Program Advisory Council, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1971-1973, chairman applications committee, 1972-1973.
Member National Academy of Sciences committee on regional emergency medical communications systems, 1976-1978. Member space applications board committee on National Aeronautics and Space Administration space communications 1986-1987. Member committee on antenna, satellite broadcasting and emergency preparedness for Voice of America, 1986-1988.
Member advisory committee study space transportation United States Congressional Office Technology Assessment, 1994-1995.
Trustee X-Prize Foundation, 1995-2000. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (member transportation and aerospace policy committee, chairman 1991-1995, Professional Achievement award 1995, Citation of Honor 2005). Member International Academy Astronautics (Paris), Cosmos Club (Washington).
Married Estelle E. Hunt, July 6, 1946. Children: Clare Hibschman, Judith Reynolds, Hope Grove.