John Hodge | |
|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:John_Hodge_in_1969.jpg) Hodge in 1969 | |
| Born | John Dennis Hodge 10 February 1929 Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England |
| Died | 19 May 2021 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Northampton Engineering College University of London |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | NASA |
John Dennis Hodge (10 February 1929 – 19 May 2021)[1] was a British aerospace engineer. He worked for the CF-105 Avro Arrow jet interceptor project in Canada. When it was cancelled in 1959, he became a member of NASA's Space Task Group, which later became the Johnson Space Center. During his NASA career, he worked as a flight director and planner. As the on-shift flight director of the Gemini 8 spaceflight crewed by Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott as it entered a spin, Hodge was credited with the safe landing of these astronauts.
When he returned to NASA in the 1980s, he worked as a manager on the Space Station Freedom project, which later became the International Space Station. He also served as an administrator at the United States Department of Transportation.
- ^ Leinfelder, Andrea (28 May 2021). "NASA flight director John Hodge remembered for dodging disaster in Gemini 8 mission". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 29 May 2021.