Friendswood, Texas – Robert James Wren is being recognized by Continental Who’s Who for his outstanding contributions to the field of Aerospace and for the successes he has amassed as an Aerospace Engineering Manager and Top Engineer at NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. He retired in 2000 after voluminous years of service, remaining a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas.
Founded over fifty years ago, the Lyndon B. Johnson Space
Center in Houston is a facility for human spaceflight that conducts training, research,
and flight control. The center has been a leader in human space exploration,
having employed dedicated professionals who have made great advancements in
science, technology, engineering, and medicine. Currently, they are working
with the American aerospace industry to develop, operate innovative spacecraft,
and launch systems that will be capable of carrying crews to low-Earth Orbit
and the international space station on to the moon and Mars.
Having attained extensive expertise in system management, Mr. Wren was involved
in space missions during his thirty-eight year tenure. Most recently, he was
the Manager in the Engineering Directorate of Vehicle and Payload Flight System
Safety. He also served as the Head of the Experimental Dynamics section,
Manager of Structural Design and Development, Alternate Chairman of the Space
Shuttle Payload Safety Review Panel, and Member of the Space Shuttle Payload
Safety Review Panel. He is also recognized for his contribution as a Manager of
the assessment programs for the Apollo Lunar Module-2 Drop and Apollo
Spacecraft 2TV-1 CSM. He began working at the center after completing his
master’s degree, joining the Apollo 8 lunar mission as a Senior Structural
Dynamics Engineer, Manager of the Vibration and Acoustic Test Facility, Head of
Experimental Dynamics, and Manager of Apollo Spacecraft 2TV-1 CSM Test Program
and Apollo Lunar Module-2 Drop Test Program.
An academic, Mr. Wren graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1956. After this achievement, he
attended the Southern Methodist University in 1962, graduating with a Master of
Science degree in Civil Engineering. He continued his education at the
University of Houston, becoming a doctoral candidate. He was inspired to have a
career in engineering on account of his father, James Wren, who constructed
dams and bridges throughout the United States.
To further professional development, Mr. Wren is affiliated with the NASA
Alumni Association and the Rotary Club of Space Center. At the space club, he
mentored young adults who would soon enter the field of aerospace.
On account of Mr. Wren’s experience in the aerospace industry, NASA has
bestowed him the Sustained Superior Performance Award, Outstanding Service
Award, and Personal Letters of Commendation.
Mr. Wren dedicates this recognition to his mother and father, James and Gladys
Wren, and his brother, Lou Wren.
