Bohdan Bejmuk
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Bohdan Bejmuk is an American aerospace consultant and former Boeing
manager who was a member of the 2009 Augustine Commission
and is the current chairman of the Constellation program Standing Review Board. He received his BSME (1964) and MSME (1967) from the University of Colorado
.
He was the Executive Vice President and Chief Engineer on Sea Launch
, an international joint venture. He was responsible for directing all aspects of development for the company, leading the effort of several thousands of American, Russian
, Ukrainian
and Norwegian
engineers and shipyard workers. After completion of the development, he was the manager of Sea Launch operations at Home Port in Long Beach, California and at the launch region in the Pacific Ocean.
His honors include: Membership in the International Academy of Astronautics and the Lloyd V. Berkner Award. He speaks English, Russian, Ukrainian, French, Polish, and Spanish.
Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
manager who was a member of the 2009 Augustine Commission
Augustine Commission
Augustine Commission may refer to either of two committees chaired by Norman Ralph Augustine:* 1990 - Advisory Committee on the Future of the United States Space Program* 2009 - Review of United States Human Space Flight Plans Committee...
and is the current chairman of the Constellation program Standing Review Board. He received his BSME (1964) and MSME (1967) from the University of Colorado
University of Colorado
The University of Colorado system is a system of public universities in Colorado consisting of three universities in four campuses: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and University of Colorado Denver in downtown Denver and at the Anschutz Medical Campus in...
.
He was the Executive Vice President and Chief Engineer on Sea Launch
Sea Launch
Sea Launch is a spacecraft launch service that uses a mobile sea platform for equatorial launches of commercial payloads on specialized Zenit 3SL rockets...
, an international joint venture. He was responsible for directing all aspects of development for the company, leading the effort of several thousands of American, Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
, Ukrainian
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
and Norwegian
Norwegians
Norwegians constitute both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegian people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in United States, Canada and Brazil.-History:Towards the end of the 3rd...
engineers and shipyard workers. After completion of the development, he was the manager of Sea Launch operations at Home Port in Long Beach, California and at the launch region in the Pacific Ocean.
His honors include: Membership in the International Academy of Astronautics and the Lloyd V. Berkner Award. He speaks English, Russian, Ukrainian, French, Polish, and Spanish.