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Wall of Honor Level: Air and Space Friend
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his children and grandchildren and their spouses
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U . S . N a v y , 1 9 5 5 - 1 9 7 0 : U . S . N a v a l A i r I n t e l l i g e n c e a n d R e s e r v e s : R e t i r e d a s L i e u t e n a n t , A i r I n t e l l i g e n c e , t o t h e U . S . N a v a l R e t i r e d R e s e r v e , 1 9 7 0 . P r o j e c t M e r c u r y , a n d G e m i n i M i s s i o n s : R o b e r t / B o b w o r k e d a s a N A S A - c o n t r a c t e d , I B M F e d e r a l S y s t e m s D i v i s i o n C o m p u t e r P r o g r a m m e r f o r t h e " M e r c u r y M o n i t o r R e a l - t i m e C o m p u t a t i o n a l a n d D a t a C o n t r o l S y s t e m , " w h i c h w a s d e v e l o p e d t o p r o v i d e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e M e r c u r y s p a c e c r a f t d u r i n g a l l p h a s e s o f l a u n c h , o r b i t , a b o r t a n d r e - e n t r y . T h e s y s t e m p r o v i d e d d a t a e s s e n t i a l t o a s t r o n a u t r e c o v e r y a f t e r s p l a s h - d o w n , a n d a s s i s t e d i n i d e n t i f y i n g p r o b l e m s / p o t e n t i a l p r o b l e m s d u r i n g P r o j e c t M e r c u r y a n d G e m i n i M i s s i o n f l i g h t s . J o i n t A r t i c l e w i t h M a r i l y n B . S c o t t : " T h e M e r c u r y p r o g r a m m i n g s y s t e m , " b y M a r i l y n B . S c o t t a n d R o b e r t H o f f m a n , p u b l i s h e d i n t h e A F I P ' 6 1 ( E a s t e r n ) p r o c e e d i n g s o f t h e D e c e m b e r 1 2 - 1 4 , 1 9 6 1 , e a s t e r n j o i n t c o m p u t e r c o n f e r e n c e : c o m p u t e r s - - k e y t o t o t a l s y s t e m s c o n t r o l , A C M N e w Y o r k , N Y , U S A c o p y r i g h t 1 9 6 1 . H o n o r e d b y : h i s c h i l d r e n a n d g r a n d c h i l d r e n , a n d t h e i r s p o u s e s . P h o t o , C o u r t e s y o f t h e H o n o r e e ' s f a m i l y : " N A S A - c o n t r a c t e d I B M p r o g r a m m e r s R i c h a r d B . H a n r a h a n ( l e f t ) , A r n o l d P e c k a r ( c e n t e r - l e f t ) a n d R o b e r t L y n w o o d H o f f m a n ( r i g h t ) , w o r k i n g o n P r o j e c t M e r c u r y a t t h e I B M S p a c e C e n t e r i n d o w n t o w n W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . , c i r c a 1 9 6 1 . "
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