In 1983, Augustine was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for imaginative blending of the skills of engineer, analyst, and manager to accomplish important aerospace engineering projects.
In 1958 he joined the Douglas Aircraft Company in California, where he worked as a research engineer, program manager and chief engineer. Beginning in 1965, he served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense as Assistant Director of Defense Research and Engineering. He joined LTV Missiles and Space Company in 1970, serving as vice president of advanced programs and marketing. In 1973 he returned to the government as Assistant Secretary of the Army and in 1975 became Under Secretary of the Army, and later Acting Secretary of the Army. Joining Martin Marietta Corporation in 1977 as vice president of technical operations, he was elected as CEO in 1987 and chairman in 1988, having previously been president and COO. In 1990, he chaired the Advisory Committee on the Future of the U.S. Space Program, known as the Augustine Committee. He served as president of the Lockheed Martin Corporation upon the formation of that company in 1995, and became CEO later that year. He retired as chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin in August 1997, when he became a lecturer with the rank of professor[2] on the faculty of Princeton University where he served until July 1999.
In 1999 he helped found In-Q-Tel, a venture capital firm sponsored by the CIA with a mandate to support United States intelligence by investing in advanced technology.[3][4]
In March 2011 Augustine agreed to serve as chair of the U.S. Antarctic Program Blue Ribbon Panel to assess U.S. activities in the South Pole. In July 2011, Augustine became a member of the United States Energy Security Council,[7] which seeks to diminish oil's monopoly over the US transportation sector and is sponsored by the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS).[7] He currently sits on the America Abroad Media advisory board,[8] the advisory board of Feynman School, a school for academically gifted children in STEM fields,[9] and on the board of advisors of the Code of Support Foundation, a nonprofit military services organization.[10]
Augustine has been presented the National Medal of Technology by the President of the United States and received the Joint Chiefs of StaffDistinguished Public Service Award. He has five times received the Department of Defense's highest civilian decoration, the Distinguished Civilian Service Award. He is co-author of The Defense Revolution and Shakespeare In Charge and author of Augustine's Laws and Augustine's Travels. He holds 34 honorary degrees and was selected by Who's Who in America and the Library of Congress as one of “Fifty Great Americans” on the occasion of Who's Who's fiftieth anniversary. He has traveled in over 130 countries and stood on both the North and South Poles of the earth.
The Washingtonian's Business Leader of the Year, 1997
National Medal of Technology and Innovation, 1997 "For visionary leadership of the aerospace industry, for championing technical and managerial solutions to the many challenges in civil and defense systems, and for contributions to the United States world preeminence in aerospace."
Space Foundation's General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award in 2002. The highest honor bestowed by the Space Foundation, the award recognizes outstanding individuals who have distinguished themselves through lifetime contributions to the welfare of betterment of humankind through the exploration, development and use of space, or the use of space technology, information, themes or resources in academic, cultural, industrial or other pursuits of broad benefit to humanity. Augustine was the first recipient.
Advisory Board, Journal of Science Policy & Governance, 2015[20]
Tech Council of Maryland Lifetime Achievement Award, 2015
International Von Karman Wings Award, 2015 (For his visionary leadership, contributions to the aerospace industry and distinguished service to the nation's defense, security and space programs)[21]
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^"Norman Augustine to Join the Faculty of Princeton University's School of Engineering and Applied Science". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
^Powers, Shawn M; Jablonski, Michael (April 2015). The Real Cyber War. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press. pp. 63–69. ISBN 978-0-252-09710-2. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^Yannuzzi, Rick E. (2007). "In-Q-Tel: A new partnership between the CIA and the private sector". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
^"APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
^Mirelson, Doc (June 1, 2009). "NASA Announces Members of Human Space Flight Review Committee". Archived from the original on June 5, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
^ ab"Energy and Security Research". Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
^"Norman Augustine | America Abroad Media". Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
^"Advisory Board". Feynman School. October 11, 2013. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^"Code of Support Foundation advisory board". codeofsupportfoundation.org. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
^Norman Ralph Augustine (1984). Augustine's Laws. ISBN 978-1-56347-240-4.
^"Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
^"1992 NATIONAL SPACE TROPHY RECIPIENT" (Press release). Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation. April 4, 2011. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
^"Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement". www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement. Archived from the original on December 15, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^"Eminent Member Recognition". Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
^"Public Welfare Award". National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
^"J. C. Hunsaker Award in Aeronautical Engineering". National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
^"Distinguished Achievement Awards". Wings Club. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
^"Space Flight Award | American Astronautical Society". Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
^"JSPG Advisory Board". Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
^"The 2015 recipient of International Von Karman Wings Award is Mr. Norman Augustine". The Aerospace Historical Society and California Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
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