During this period, he was also chairman of the aeronautics and space engineering board for the National Academy of Engineering advising NASA and other Federal agencies.
در طی این مدت او همچنین رئیس هیئت‌مدیره مهندسی فضا و فضانوردی به ناسا و دیگر آژانس‌های فدرال مشاوره می‌داد.