Hogan, Robert P.

Biographical Note

Robert P. "Bob" Hogan was born October 16, 1939 in Huntington Park, California near Los Angeles. While working full time for the Autonetics division of North American Aviation, he received a BS in Electrical Engineering from West Coast University in 1965. In 1969, he went to work for Hughes Aircraft and received his Masters in Systems Engineering from Cal-State Fullerton in 1970. He joined NASA Ames Research Center in 1970 as an in-plant representative for the Pioneer 10/11 Project at TRW, Manhattan Beach.

During his assignment to the Pioneer Project led by Charlie Hall, Hogan provided support to the 11 Principal Investigators during construction, integration, testing, and launching of the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft on missions to Jupiter and Saturn. Following the launch of Pioneer 11 in 1973, he relocated permanently to Moffett Field and served in the Pioneer Operations branch during the Jupiter Encounters in 1973 and 1974. He served as Flight Director for the Pioneer 11 Saturn Encounter in 1979.

In 1979, Hogan joined the Life Sciences Directorate and served as Deputy Division Chief for Shuttle Payloads Office under Bill Berry. During the period 1985 to 1996, this office flew over 40 payloads involving animal experiments on the Shuttle and the Spacelab Module. Hogan was also assigned responsibility for the redesign of the Research Animal Holding Facility (RAHF) and the General Purpose Work Station (GPWS) which flew successfully on three Spacelab missions.

In 1996, Hogan was appointed Chief of the Space Projects Division and provided the manpower for the development of the Space Station Biological Research Project (SSBRP) and the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) as well as the Lunar Prospector mission and the Kepler Discovery Mission scheduled for launch in 2007. The division managed advanced project development for the Center and submitted numerous proposals.

The Space Projects Division was abolished in 2004 with the formation of the Code P Projects Directorate. Hogan served as Chief Engineer for Code P until his retirement in January 2005.

Hogan has received numerous awards including the Exceptional Service Medal for the Pioneer 11 Saturn Encounter and the Outstanding Leadership Medal for the Spacelab Life Sciences One Mission.

Hogan has been married for 48 years to his high school sweetheart, Judy, and has two daughters and two grandsons.

From the guide to the Guide to the Robert P. Hogan Collection, 1969-1997, (Ames Research Center, )