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    Wall of Honor Level:
    Air and Space Sponsor

    Honored by:
    Ms. Denise Smith Macmac

    Mr. Smith was the Vice-President and Chief Engineer on the Apollo Command and Service Module for Rockwell International, Downey California. He was assigned to that position after the Apollo 1 incident and continued through Apollo 17.
    As Vice-President, Chief Engineer and later Chief Program Manager
    he managed the design and manufacturing of the Shuttle Orbiter and continued through the successful early flights. He retired from Rockwell Space Division in 1985.
    In 1986, he was appointed Vice-President Engineering, Advanced
    Systems Division (B-2 Program), Northrup Corporation. He retired in 1992, as Vice-President, B-2 Division, Program Manager, Stealth Bomber Program.

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