Bob Jacobs Is Retiring From NASA
Keith’s note: According to Bob Jacobs (@BNJacobs) at NASA PAO: “After 25 years of public service, I have decided to retire from NASA. If I enjoyed any success, it was because of the team around me. Yes, I am looking forward to a new career challenge.” Bob’s contributions to NASA are immense and far too numerous to mention. 99% of what he did for the agency was without attribution and often involved diving catches behind the scenes. Some of the coolest things NASA talked about were the direct result of his steadfast dedication to the agency – often when others did not want to expend the energy to fix things and do them the right way. My only concern is where his small army (I am not exaggerating) of ‘Lost In Space’ robots that have guarded his office will end up – hopefully not homeless. I wish Bob all the best now that he is returning to the real world. Ad Astra.
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Bob Jacobs legacy at NASA is tremendous. If you look at all of the happenings – good, bad, epic, tragic, triumphant, jaw dropping over the past 25 years, Bob had a big hand in sharing and shaping NASA’s story in word, visuals, broadcast, multimedia, the Internet, social media, etc. His respect and devotion to the people of all backgrounds who made those stories possible – the legends of old, and the new era of explorers that are making history happen today (and tomorrow) was resolute and steadfast. He continued a great standard for NASA communications, and then some and we as a space community and country are all the better for his public service. Congrats Bob and I can’t wait to see what you do next!