Robert Sieck

Robert B. Sieck (born September 1938) is a former NASA official. As director of space shuttle processing at the Kennedy Space Center, he oversaw a large number of shuttle launches.

Early life Sieck was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in September 1938. He earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at the University of Virginia in 1960. He obtained additional postgraduate credits in mathematics, physics, meteorology, and management at both Texas A&M and the Florida Institute of Technology. He served three years in the U.S. Air Force, attaining the rank of first lieutenant. While in the Air Force, he worked as a meteorologist and was involved in the activation of the LGM-25C Titan II weapon system in Tucson, Arizona.

Sieck served as deputy director of Shuttle Operations (renamed Shuttle Processing in 1996) from April 1992 until January 1995. He was responsible for assisting with the management and technical direction of the Shuttle program at KSC. He also retained his position as Shuttle Launch Director, a responsibility he had held from February 1984 through August 1985, and then from December 1986 to January 1995. He was Launch Director for STS-26 and all subsequent shuttle missions through STS-63. Sieck served as Launch Director for 52 Space Shuttle launches.

Personal life Sieck and his wife Nancy live in Titusville and have two adult children.