Adrian Hooke

Adrian Hooke
Adrian Hooke
Born	United Kingdom
Died	January 7, 2013; Malibu, California
Education	University of Birmingham, UK
Occupation	Engineer
Spouse(s)	Merle McKenzie
Children	2
	Engineering career
Discipline	Telecommunications
Institutions	NASA, ESA, CCSDS
Awards	NASA Exceptional Service Medal (twice); NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal; CCSDS Lifetime Leader Award (2012);

Adrian Hooke (died January 7, 2013) [1] was an aerospace telecommunications engineer, and a cofounder of the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems.[2]

Biography

Adrian Hooke held a B.Sc in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from the University of Birmingham, England.

He worked on the Apollo program and other NASA programs as a young engineer. In 1982, he cofounded the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS), an international consortium of space agencies, and remained active in the organization until 2012. Hooke helped develop standards published by the CCSDS, including the Space Communications Protocol Specifications (SCPS).[3] He was involved in the Interplanetary Internet and Delay Tolerant Networking efforts to bring more computer networking into NASA telecommunications.

Awards

NASA Exceptional Service Medal (twice)
NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal
Special CCSDS Lifetime Leader Award, 2012

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References

NASA. "SCaN remembers a fellow colleague, Adrian Hooke", nasa.gov, 13 January 2013. Retrieved on 12 April 2020.
CCSDS. "CCSDS Hall of Fame - Adrian Hooke", CCSDS.org. Retrieved on 12 April 2020.
InterPlanetary Networking Special Interest Group (IPNSIG). "Remembering Adrian", ipnsig.org, 13 January 2013. Retrieved on 12 April 2020.

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[1] NASA. "SCaN remembers a fellow colleague, Adrian Hooke", nasa.gov, 13 January 2013. Retrieved on 12 April 2020.

[2] CCSDS. "CCSDS Hall of Fame - Adrian Hooke", CCSDS.org. Retrieved on 12 April 2020.

[3] InterPlanetary Networking Special Interest Group (IPNSIG). "Remembering Adrian", ipnsig.org, 13 January 2013. Retrieved on 12 April 2020.