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Frederick H. Hauck |
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Frederick H. Hauck |
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| Rick Hauck retired in April, 2005, as
President and Chief Executive Officer of AXA Space,
Bethesda, Maryland. AXA Space, a member of the global AXA
insurance group, specializes in underwriting the risk of
launching and operating space systems. Before joining AXA Space in 1990 he completed a twenty-eight year Navy career as a combat pilot, test pilot and astronaut. His last military assignment was Director of Navy Space Systems in the Pentagon. During his 11 years as a NASA astronaut, he flew on three space shuttle missions, the last as commander of DISCOVERY for the first space shuttle mission after the CHALLENGER tragedy. Mr. Hauck received a B.S. in Physics from Tufts University and a M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from M.I.T. He is a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the American Astronautical Society. He is an inductee into the Astronaut Hall of Fame, a member of the board of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, and a National Associate of the National Academies. Mr. Hauck was awarded two Defense Distinguished Service Medals, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He has been a member or chair of numerous panels and advisory groups on national and international space issues. |
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