- Career Naval officer from 1945 – 1965
- Chief, Space Program Branch at NASA in the 1960s
- Developed the guidance and control system for the Apollo spacecraft and the lunar module used in the lunar mission
- Assistant director of the NASA Electronics Research Center
- Assistant Secretary of Defense in the 1980s
- Published author and patent holder
- Member of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, NASA Research Advisory Committee and the Boston Museum of Science
- Past president, Polaroid Foundation
- Awarded the Legion of Merit by the Secretary of Defense in 1964
- Presented the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the National Council, Boy Scouts of America
Robert Duncan
