James N. Hallock
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James Nelson Hallock (born January 23, 1941) is an American physicist. He has contributed to
Hallock was born in
He has retired from the
Hallock's career began as a graduate student, working for the MIT Instrumentation Lab (in the Apollo Optics Group) in 1963. During this time he gathered information on Earth landmarks to be used by guidance systems on the Apollo and Gemini space missions. He continued research with NASA's Electronic Research Center until 1970.
In 1970 he left the Research Center to work at the
Most recently, in 2003, he was selected to sit on the Columbia Accident Investigation Board. Here his expertise was used in determining the final reports and causes of that fateful disaster.
Hallock resides in Waltham, Massachusetts, with his wife Georgie and two cats. He has two sons, Alexander and Theodore.[2]
References
- ISBN 978-0-7432-6091-6. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Principal Technical Advisor Dr. James N. Hallock", Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, archived from the original on 2008-09-16, retrieved 2012-01-24