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Rodger Doxsey | |
|---|---|
 Dr. Rodger Doxsey in 2004 | |
| Born | March 11, 1947 |
| Died | October 13, 2009 (aged 62) |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Hubble Space Telescope |
| Awards | NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal (1991) George Van Biesbroeck Prize (2004) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | X-ray astronomy |
| Institutions | Space Telescope Science Institute |
Rodger Evans Doxsey[1] (March 11, 1947 – October 13, 2009)[2] was an American physicist and astronomer who made major contributions to the scientific and operational success of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST). He joined the HST Project at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1981, and was head of the Hubble Missions Office when he died in 2009.[3]
Of Doxsey, STScI Director Matt Mountain said, "Rodger was the heart and soul of Hubble here at the Institute.... He ... knew everything about the space telescope, from the smallest anomaly to the breadth of the extraordinary science delivered by the telescope he had worked with for over 28 years."[3]
- ^ Position and Short Term Time Variability of Her X-1, The Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System, 1974.
- ^ Overbye, Dennis: Rodger Doxsey, 62, Astronomer Who Worked on the Hubble, Dies, The New York Times, October 18, 2009. Accessed October 20, 2009.
- ^ a b Baltimore Sun, October 15, 2009. "Rodger Doxsey, one of space telescope team's first leaders, dies at 62",