. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "18184"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Bob Citron"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Robert A. Citron, often called Bob Citron (September 14, 1932 \u2013 January 31, 2012) was an American entrepreneur and aerospace engineer who was born in Brooklyn, New York, and educated at the University of the Philippines (liberal arts) and aeronautical engineering from (1953\u20131959). Citron helped establish and manage the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory\u2019s Operation Moonwatch and Precision Optical Satellite Tracking Programs (STP) after the launch of Sputnik I in 1957. He founded or co-founded five companies dealing with documentary film production (Limpopo Films Pty. Ltd. \u2013 1964), publishing (Adventure Travel, Inc. \u2013 1976), space research and space logistics support (SPACEHAB, Inc. \u2013 1983), reusable satellite launch systems (Kistler Aerospace Corporation \u2013 1993), and Lunar transportati"@en . . . . . . . . . "11874630"^^ . "Robert A. Citron, often called Bob Citron (September 14, 1932 \u2013 January 31, 2012) was an American entrepreneur and aerospace engineer who was born in Brooklyn, New York, and educated at the University of the Philippines (liberal arts) and aeronautical engineering from (1953\u20131959). Citron helped establish and manage the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory\u2019s Operation Moonwatch and Precision Optical Satellite Tracking Programs (STP) after the launch of Sputnik I in 1957. He founded or co-founded five companies dealing with documentary film production (Limpopo Films Pty. Ltd. \u2013 1964), publishing (Adventure Travel, Inc. \u2013 1976), space research and space logistics support (SPACEHAB, Inc. \u2013 1983), reusable satellite launch systems (Kistler Aerospace Corporation \u2013 1993), and Lunar transportation and logistics (Lunar Transportation Systems, Inc. \u2013 2004). Citron also started three nonprofit foundations dealing with scientific field research (Educational Expeditions International with , superintendent of Vermont public schools, in 1971, which became Earthwatch, short-lived phenomena (Center for Short-Lived Phenomena \u2013 1975), and the study of the long-term future of humanity Foundation For the Future \u2013 1996). He died on January 31, 2012, at his home in Bellevue, Washington, at the age of 79, due to complications from prostate cancer."@en . . . . . . "1075942090"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .