Aaron Cohen (January 5, 1931 – February 25, 2010) was the Acting

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between 19 February 1992 and 1 November 1992 as well as the manager of the

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from 1972.

Education

Cohen graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in

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. He received a

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degree from

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in 1952, a

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degree from

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in 1958, and an honorary doctorate from Stevens in 1982.

Career

Cohen joined

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in 1962 and served in key leadership roles critical to the success of the flights and lunar landings of the Apollo Program. From 1969 to 1972, Cohen was the manager for the Apollo Command and Service Modules. He oversaw the design, development, production and test flights of the

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s as manager of NASA's Space Shuttle Orbiter Project Office from 1972 to 1982. After serving as Director of Engineering at Johnson for several years, he was named director of the center in 1986, serving in that post until 1993. In 1984, he was awarded the

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. After his retirement from NASA, Cohen taught mechanical engineering design at Texas A&M University. In 2000, he was appointed Professor Emeritus, and in 2010, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters.

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* Deputy Administrators of NASA 1931 births 2010 deaths ASME Medal recipients People from Corsicana, Texas People from San Antonio Jefferson High School (San Antonio, Texas) alumni Texas A&M University faculty Texas A&M University alumni Stevens Institute of Technology alumni George H. W. Bush administration personnel {{US-gov-bio-stub