Obituaries

Alan S. Hirshberg Aerospace Analyst

Alan S. Hirshberg, 66, a retired energy consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton and a former NASA analyst, died Dec. 21 at his home in Potomac. He had brain cancer.

From 1977 to 1985, Dr. Hirshberg was a partner in the energy and environment division of Booz Allen Hamilton in Bethesda. He worked at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena from 1965 to 1977 as a mission analyst.

Alan Seth Hirshberg was born in White Plains, N.Y., and received a bachelor's degree in engineering physics from Cornell University in 1965.

He also received a master's degree in systems engineering from West Coast University in Los Angeles in 1967 and a master's degree in public administration and a doctorate in policy science and technology, both from the University of Southern California in 1972 and 1974, respectively.

In the late 1980s and 1990s, he was a consultant for Planning Research Corp. in McLean and then Macro International in Calverton. For the past 10 years, he was a private investor in real estate.

In 1968, he was awarded NASA's Apollo Achievement Award.

Mr. Hirshberg was an avid hiker who trekked in Alaska each summer. Among his accomplishments, he hiked Alaska's Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America.

His marriage to Jennefer Hirshberg ended in divorce.

Survivors include his wife of seven years, Putzi Hirshberg of Potomac; a daughter from his first marriage, Ellie Hirshberg of Salt Lake City; a son from another relationship, Adam Hirshberg of Rockville; and two sisters.

-- Lauren Wiseman