Phillips, Samuel C. (Samuel Cochran), 1921-1990

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Birth 1921-02-19
Death 1990-01-31
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U.S. Air Force officer, space agency official, intelligence agency director, and defense industry executive.

From the description of Samuel C. Phillips papers, 1929-1990 (bulk 1958-1989). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71072474

Samuel C. Phillips (b. 1921, Springerville, Ariz.-d. Jan. 31, 1990), U.S. Air Force officer, was commissioned in the Infantry after completing Reserve Officers Training and graduating from university with a degree in electrical engineering in 1942. He then transferred to active service in the Army Air Corps and earned his pilot wings. During World War II he served with the 364th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, in England, and completed two combat tours of duty in the European Theater of Operations. After the War he was assigned to European Theater HQ in Frankfurt, Germany. During the 1950s he served in a number of key research and development assignments, and in 1956 returned to England to serve with the 7th Air Division of the Strategic Air Command. He also served as director, Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Program. From 1964 to 1969 he was director, Apollo Manned Lunar Landing Program at NASA, for which contributions he was awarded the Smithsonian Institution's Langley Medal. He retired in 1975.

From the description of Phillips, Samuel C. (Samuel Cochrane), 1921-1990 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10574735

Phillips was Deputy Director of the Apollo Program.

From the description of Ranger 8 Aim Point : memo to Oran W. Nicks, NASA Director of Lunar and Planetary Programs, 1964 Oct 16. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733098969

Biographical Note

1921, Feb. 19 Born, Springerville, Ariz. 1942 B.S., University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo. Married Betty Anne Brown Pilot trainee, United States Army Air Corps flying school 1943 1945 Pilot, United States Army Air Corps, England 1945 1947 Military officer, European theater headquarters, Frankfurt, Germany 1947 1948 Operations director, Langley Air Force Base, Va. 1950 M.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 1950 1951 Guided missile research and development project engineer, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) 1951 Electronics officer, joint task group 342, Operation Greenhouse atomic weapons tests, Eniwetok atoll 1952 Chief, bomber defense branch, Armament Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) 1952 1954 Assistant chief and chief of operations, Armament Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) 1954 1955 Chief, B-52 weapon system project office, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) 1955 Chief, bombardment aircraft division, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) 1955 1956 Chief, fighter missiles and drones division, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) 1957 1959 Logistics chief and materiel director, United States Air Force Strategic Air Command, England 1959 1963 Director, Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile program, Los Angeles, Calif. 1963 LL.D., University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo. 1963 1964 Vice commander, ballistic systems division, Norton Air Force Base (Calif.) 1964 Deputy director, Project Apollo (U.S.), manned lunar landing program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D. C. 1964 1969 Director, Project Apollo (U.S.), manned lunar landing program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D. C. 1969 1972 Commander, Space and Missile Systems Organization (U.S.), Los Angeles, Calif. 1972 1973 Director, United States National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade (Md.) 1973 1975 Commander, United States Air Force Systems Command, Andrews Air Force Base (Md.) 1975 1976 Vice president and general manager, Energy Systems Management Division, TRW Inc., El Segundo, Calif. 1976 1983 Vice president and general manager, Energy Products Group, TRW Inc., El Segundo, Calif. 1978 1979 Consultant, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1980 Member, National Aeronautics and Space Administration transition team, Office of the President-Elect 1984 1986 Vice president, Defense Systems Group, TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, Calif. 1984 1987 Member, Titan III independent review panel 1986 1989 Member, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Management Study Group, National Academy of Public Administration 1987 Member, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Advisory Council 1987 1988 Member, strategic defense management review panel 1990, Jan. 31 Died, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

From the guide to the Samuel C. Phillips Papers, 1929-1990, (bulk 1958-1989), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Particle accelerators
  • Ballistic missile defenses
  • Ballistics
  • Ballistics
  • Cold War
  • Defense contracts
  • Defense contracts
  • Defense industries
  • Defense industries
  • Intercontinental ballistic missiles
  • Launch vehicles (Astronautics)
  • Lunar landing sites
  • Military weapons
  • Military weapons
  • Minuteman (Missile)
  • Nuclear arms control
  • Nuclear weapons
  • Particles (Nuclear physics)
  • Ranger 7 lunar probe:
  • Rockets (Aeronautics)
  • Space flight to the moon
  • Space race
  • Space race
  • Space race
  • Strategic Defense Initiative
  • Superconducting Super Collider

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  • Airforce officers
  • Executives
  • Public officials

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  • Soviet Union (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Moon (as recorded)
  • Moon (as recorded)

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