Peter John Armitage, age 94, passed away on July 10, 2023. He was

preceded in death by his loving wife June Armitage, his son John Armitage,

sister Shirley Armitage, his brother Donald Armitage, and grandson Brian Bertrand. He is survived

by his sister, Wendy Holden, three sons, Mark (and Cindy) Armitage,

Paul (and Penny) Armitage, and David (and Diana) Armitage as well as

grandchildren Jason (and Aly) Case, Heather (and Parmesh) Krishen, Kathleen (and Kyle) Kent, David Collicott, Angela (and Eric) Latimer, Brandy (and Chris) Pedzinski, Brandon (and Doris) Bertrand, great-granddaughters, Mayla and Nora Krishen and great grandsons Colin and Connor Case, Shane Pack, Kayden Pedzinski and Theo Bertrand and many loving nieces and nephews.

Peter was born in England on March 5,1929.

MILITARY EXPERIENCE:

Flight Engineer, Flight Crew, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force

(retired)

Education:

He received the Ordinary National Certificate in Aeronautics,

Mechanical, and Production Engineering, Southampton University,

England, 1949

Higher National Certificate in Mechanical and Production Engineering

(equivalent to a B.S.), Southampton University, England, 1950

Master of Science degree in Aeronautics, Cranfield Institute of

Technology, England. 1957

Executive Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Stanford

University, California, 1970

PRE-NASA EXPERIENCE:

Structural Design, aircraft and helicopter, Various aircraft companies,

Great Britain (1944-1950)

Flight Engineer, flight crew, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force, Great

Britain (1950- 1952)

Flight Test Engineer, Fighter Aircraft Systems and Aerodynamics, Avro

Aircraft, Toronto, Canada (1952-1959)

NASA INVOLVEMENT:

Aeronautical Research Engineer, Flight Operations Division, NASA Space

Task Group, Langley Field, Virginia (1959-1966)

NASA Manned Spacecraft Center/Johnson Space Center, Houston,

Texas Deputy Chief, Landing and Recovery Division (1966-1969)

Manager of the Lunar Receiving Laboratory, Science and Applications

Directorate (1970-1972)

Assistant Director, Science and Applications Directorate (1972-1976)

Assistant Director, Space and Life Sciences Directorate (1976-1986)

In 2001 Peter participated in the NASA JSC Oral History project  providing a detailed account of his professional career which can be found here.  https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/history/oral_histories/ArmitagePJ/armitagepj.htm

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