Adrian Hooke (died January 7, 2013)^[1] was an aerospace telecommunications engineer, and a cofounder of theConsultative Committee for Space Data Systems.^[2]

Adrian Hooke held a B.Sc in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from theUniversity of Birmingham, England.

He worked on theApollo program and otherNASA programs as a young engineer. In 1982, he cofounded the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS), an international consortium of space agencies, and remained active in the organization until 2012. Hooke helped develop standards published by the CCSDS, including theSpace Communications Protocol Specifications (SCPS).^[3] He was involved in theInterplanetary Internet andDelay Tolerant Networking efforts to bring morecomputer networking intoNASA telecommunications.

• NASA Exceptional Service Medal (twice)
• NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal
• Special CCSDS Lifetime Leader Award, 2012

Documented with testimonials at thefamily tribute website.

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