Glen Webb

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Title

Glen Webb

Description

Glen was raised in Montgomery, AL. He earned his BS&E degree from Auburn in 1957. He accepted a job with Thiokol but had to serve in the US Army Corps of Engineers first, where he supported the Redstone program and then Pershing. He returned to Thiokol to work in the Igniter Group. Described the different types of igniters. Praised the Safety Training and Procedures. Started graduate school and earned Master's in Industrial Engineering in 1964. Chief of Igniter Section. Fall 1972 left Thiokol. January 1973, joined Teledyne Brown Engineering to work on Skylab Program. 1974 returned to Thiokol to work in Proposals. 1977 Project Director to manage contracts. Became manager of R&D Programs, managed AFRPL (Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory) contract. Worked on TOW 2 program, Mark 70 Standard Missile Booster program. 1995 career with Thiokol ended. Fall 1996, joined Madison Research Corporation as a Project Manager for 3 years. 1 year break. Returned to MRC to work on NASA contracts. Retired August 2006.

Source

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

Date

2017-02-17

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Format

.MP4

Language

en

Type

Interviews
Video

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Lundquist, Charles

Interviewee

Webb, Glen

Duration

0:49:24

Files



Citation

“Glen Webb,” The UAH Archives and Special Collections, accessed November 15, 2024, https://libarchstor.uah.edu/oralhistory/items/show/221.