Adamson

Personal data:

Birthdate:  03 March 1946 Birthplace:  Warsaw / New York Marital status:  married Children:  three Selection date:  23 MAY 1984 Selection group:  NASA-10 Job:  MSP Status:  Ret. Aug 1992

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Additional information

• Bachelor of science in engineering, 1969; master of science in aerospace engineering at Princeton University (1977); Colonel, USA, Ret.; unsuccessful application for NASA astronaut group 9; currently he works for United Space Alliance; he enjoys hunting, fishing, snow skiing, wood working and long distance running; he is an accomplished woodworker and a master maschinist and gunsmith.
• From 1994 to 1995 he joined Lockheed Corporation as Executive Vice President of Lockheed Engineering and Science company (LESC) where he was shortly promoted to President and CEO. In 1995 he was selected by Lockeed Martin to start up and become the first COO of the United Space Alliance (USA), a joint venture with Rockwell International Corp.; in 1999 he turned over to Allied Signal Corporation to serve as President of Allied Signal Technical Services Corporation.