Hagen, John P. (1908–1990)
Director of the Vanguard program during
the 1950s. Hagen had been an astronomer at Wesleyan University (1931–35),
before working for the Naval Research Laboratory, from 1935 to 1958, during
which time he earned his Ph.D. In 1955 he became director of the Vanguard
satellite program and, when that program became part of NASA on Oct. 1,
1958, remained chief of the NASA Vanguard division and then became assistant
director of spaceflight development (1958–60). In February 1960 he
became director of NASA's office for the United Nations conference and later,
assistant director of NASA's office of plans and program evaluation. In
1962, Hagen returned to higher education as a professor of astronomy at
Pennsylvania State University, becoming head of the department in 1975.
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