Robert Demme has been an innovator and key member of the Space program and its development. He began with Grumman in Bethpage, NY in 1964 building up spacecrafts and testing them through launch and support at KSC and Cape Canaveral for 18 years. He continued his career in the space industry with OAO in 1986, Fairchild Space and Defense in 1991,and Orbital Sciences Corporation in 1995 through 2012. In 1966 he won an engineering contest that allowed him carte blanche to any engineering or manufacturing R&D department he chose within Grumman. Demme tried a variety of programs from AWACS, Mohawk helicopters, to OAO, finally settling on space operations, the Grumman Space Labs/ Research division. He worked on several spacecrafts including A1-A4, with the A-3 being the most successful. He also had the distinction of working on the Lunar Module, which brought many new technologies to light. Demme’s work was exemplary on the Lunar Lander and he was called back several times to the project for his quality manufacturing engineering, innovative designs, and the strong recommendation of astronauts like Neil Armstrong. In 1984, Demme began work on the SMM, where he had to develop special aerospace 200-600 pin connectors to solve the intermittent problems of this new plug technology in vibration tests. In 1986, he began work on UARS, which was so well engineered it lasted for 14 years instead of 3. Demme also worked in robotic space applications, helped engineer gas canisters for use on the Space Shuttles, and ran the Thermal Systems Lab at OAO. In 1991, he was able to make great strides with the SAMPEX program in antenna design for this spacecraft to study cosmic elements. The MAPP, Stereo and Aquarius programs were key projects for Demme as they tested manufacturing and cutting edge technologies with class 0 ESD devices, making manufacturing and testing difficult. He successfully developed micro miniature microwave amplifiers to fit on satellite wiring less than 1/2 the thickness of a human hair. Demme also worked on the Hubble project, again testing the limits of manufacturing and engineering. He worked collaboratively on engineering the Robotic Arm and space tool manufacturing for the Space Shuttle. His work has continued, to include the Pegasus XL, and the Taurus project. Demme has been integral in engineering technologies that have kept us going further into space.