Bob Nolbitt

Bob Nolbitt

Bob was born in Chattanooga, TN, and lived in Oak Ridge during World War II. He enlisted in the Air Force out of high school, went to MTSU, then worked for the Force as a civilian for a brief time until he went to work at MSFC (in July 1960). He worked in the aero ballistics laboratory, beginning with control/design studies for the Saturn series. He would continue to the Advanced Systems office, remaining at Marshall until 1967, when he would begin work at NASA headquarters (in the manned spaceflight office). Bob discusses a variety of projects, including his contributions to the space shuttle and Skylab projects. He also mentions his time working with early European space agencies, which developed into Spacelab, which he had significant influence on. In 1982 he would retire from NASA, going on to work for Teledyne Brown for some time, then as the senior Washington officer for TRW. Eventually he would return to Huntsville, continuing to work for TRW until 2000, when he retired into a consultancy position. Bob contributed to the Marshall Retirees Association, and to other ancillary organizations. He concludes by emphasizing the importance of teamwork.

University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama

2006-12

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