Bob Middleton

Bob Middleton

Bob was born in Daytona Beach, and enlisted in the Army in 1950. He studied partly at the University of Florida, but completed his degree at Auburn in 1956. Following this, he worked for General Dynamics as a thermodynamic specialist on the B58. Around 1962, Bob would join NASA, working again in the thermodynamics department (specializing on insulation for the Saturn's 2nd stage, which he also was involved with testing). Bob states that the landing and arrival on the moon was one of the greatest moments of his life. After Saturn, Bob worked on Skylab (in the advanced life support group), where he worked on several unique items for the project, including Stirling-cycle refrigeration systems. He spent some time working with the Department of Energy, then returned to working on solar power at MSFC. Bob would continue into program development, then to managing corporate research. In 1990, he would assist in managing a hydrogen leak on the shuttle Columbia, then retired from NASA. He would work for SAIC for some time, then worked part-time at UAH, and contracted with the Department of Transportation. Bob also harbored an interest in computers, which would lead him to work with Microsoft in synchronizing video conference and PowerPoint presentations. Bob also spent some time with the Marshall Retirees association, and Charles indicates that Bob has been operating/uploading this series of interviews.

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2006-03-30

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Bob Middleton (Space History Interviews).mp4

Lundquist, Charles

Middleton, Bob

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