Asteroids named after people called Rob
馃懚 Rob as a baby name馃惗 Rob as a dog name
(4955) Gold
Named in honor of Rob Gold (b. 1943), who has made many contributions to space science through numerous spacecraft missions including Ulysses, Geotail, Delta Star and ACE. Rob is currently the payload manager for the NEAR mission, the first spacecraft bound to orbit a minor planet. Rob played a key role in insuring that the six science instruments on NEAR were delivered and integrated on time and under cost for NASA's first Discovery class mission. Name proposed by J. Veverka and citation written by M. Robinson.Discovered 17 September 1990 by H. E. Holt, Palomar
(8136) Landis
Rob R. Landis (b. 1963) is a NEO Program Officer at NASA Headquarters. Rob's lifelong passion for astronomy has taken him from working part time while in college at Abrams Planetarium, through a widely varied career on NASA missions, including HST, Cassini, Mars Exploration Rovers and the ISS.Discovered 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J., Siding Spring
(10389) Robmanning
Rob Manning (b. 1958) was the Flight System Chief Engineer for the successful Mars Pathfinder mission at JPL. He was responsible for all technical aspects of the Pathfinder spacecraft. He also led the team that designed, developed, tested and operated Pathfinder's very successful entry, descent and landing system.Discovered 1 June 1997 by NEAT, Haleakala
(12944) Robwalrecht
Rob Walrecht (b. 1959) is a Dutch amateur astronomer, astronomy educator and astrocartographer. In particular, he designed and produced a wide range of high-quality planispheres for various target groups and geographical latitudes.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(27240) Robhall
Rob Hall (b. 1994) is a Visitor Experience Lead for Lowell Observatory. He is a shift lead for the Starry Skies Shop and ticketing desks. Rob helps train people and maintain our point of sale and ticketing software and also helps with reporting.Discovered 12 October 1999 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(58365) Robmedrano
Rob Medrano (b. 1969), a key member of the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing (AMOS) team, provides technical support to the AMOS visiting observer programs ensuring their success, as well as supporting the annual AMOS Technical Conference.Discovered 27 July 1995 by AMOS, Haleakala
(133743) Robertwoodward
Rob Woodward (b. 1967) is a Manufacturing Engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. Prior to joining the OTES team at ASU he was a Manufacturing Engineer and Cost Account Manager for space flight electronics with General Dynamics-AIS.Discovered 16 November 2003 by CSS, Catalina
(343662) Robmorgan
Rob Morgan (b. 1973) is an American actor who has starred in numerous films and television shows, including Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and The Last Black Man in San Francisco. He portrayed the head of NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office in the movie Don't Look Up.Discovered 23 June 2010 by WISE, WISE