Richard "Dick" Hessler

Richard "Dick" Hessler

Richard "Dick" Hessler was born in Owensboro, KY. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida. He worked for Thiokol from 1957 through 1985. He worked in Testing & Data Reduction, took over Testing in 1965, and stayed there through 1979 when he transferred to Engineering. He earned 4 patents. He discussed safety issues; Solid Rocket motor mishaps; changes to the testing grounds since 1985; disposal of old rocket motors; move from cost plus to fixed price contracts; HQ attitude towards Huntsville; Management/Union relations; Personality conflicts; his transfer to Engineering; being laid off in 1985.

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

2019-2

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