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Meet Dr. Bob

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Flight Director Robert Dempsey is shown giving a tour to Dr. Stephen Hawking.
Flight Director Robert Dempsey is seen from the back in NASA's mission control during the rendezvous and docking of the European Space Agency's Automated Transfer Vehicle. The computer consoles and other people are visible.

Positions
 

  • 2022-2025   Director of Operations for New Shepard

    • ​Blue Origin

  • 2022-2022    Deputy Manager in the ISS Transportation Integration Office

    • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Houston TX)​

  • 2021-2021   Acting Deputy ISS Chief Scientist in the Research Integration Office

    • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Houston TX)​

  • 2005-2021   Flight Director for the International Space Station and Boeing CST-100 Commercial Crew Vehicle development

    • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Houston TX)​

  • 2003-2005   Communications and Tracking Officer for the International Space Station

    • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Houston TX)​

  • 1997-2003   Command and Data Handling Officer for the International Space Station

    • United Space Alliance (Houston TX)​

  • 1992-1997   Operations Astronomer in spacecraft (real-time) and astrophysical research 

    • Space Telescope Science Institute/Computer Sciences Corporation (Baltimore MD)

 

Education
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  • University of Toledo, Toledo OH, September 1984 - June 1991

    • Degree: Doctor of Philosophy, June 1991

      • Subject: Physics

    • Degree: Masters of Science, March 1986

      • Subject: Physics

  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI, September 1980 - May 1984

    • Degree: Bachelor of Science (2), May 1984

      • Subject: Astronomy

      • Subject: Physics

 

Awards

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  • NASA performance ranking of Distinguished (2008, 2010, 2014) and Accomplished (2012)

  • KSC Silver Achievement Team Award (2012)

  • NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal (2011) 

  • NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal (2010)

  • JSC Group Achievement Award, (2008, 2021)

  • University of Toledo Arts & Sciences Outstanding Alumni (2008)

  • Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation nominee (2008)

  • NASA Exceptional Service Medal (2007) 

  • University of Toledo Physics Department Turin Award recipient for Outstanding Accomplishment (2007)

  • NASA Group Achievement (2000x2, 2001, 2002)

  • NASA Space Flight Awareness award (2002)

  • United Space Alliance Recognition Award, (1998, 2001)

  • NASA Group Achievement for work on the Space Telescope First Servicing Mission (1998)

  • Computer Science Outstanding Performance Award (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)

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Talks

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Full list of articles, books, research articles

Flight Director Robert Dempsey is seen from the back in NASA's mission control during the rendezvous and docking of the European Space Agency's Automated Transfer Vehicle. The computer consoles and other people are visible.
This is a picture of the logo for Flight Director Robert Dempsey, NASA call sign of Galileo. It shows Galileo in shadow looking through a telecope at a yellow star. Galielo is writen along the top of the circular logo and Flight along the bottom. At the 10 pm position there is a red ciricle symbolizing Mars. Around the 4 pm position is a blue circle, representing the earth, being orbited by a gray dot for the moon. The NASA flight director symboel is on both sides of the image.
Robert Dempsey is seen at the bottom of NASA's Neutral Bouyancy Laboratory where astrounats are trained to conduct space walks. He is wearing scuba gear and is front of a mockup of the International Space Station.

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