NASA Oral History Project: Administrators
This ongoing
NASA Oral History Project captures information from the individuals
who were involved in key positions with the Space Agency.
Abrahamson,
James A.
7-23-12)
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Associate
Administrator, Space
Shuttle Program |
Aldridge,
Edward C.
5-29-09
(267K) |
USAF-NASA
Liaison
Chairman, Commission
on the Implementation of U.S. Exploration Policy |
Beggs, James M.
3-7-02 (479K) |
Assistant Administrator, Office
of Advanced Research and Technology,
NASA Headquarters,
1968-1969
NASA Administrator,
NASA Headquarters,
1981-1985 |
Bingham,
Jeff M.
11-9-06 (143K) |
Senior
Adviser
for Space, Aeronautics and Related Sciences, Senate Commerce,
Science, and Transportation Committee |
Cepollina,
Frank J.
6-11-13 (199K) |
Goddard
Space Flight Center
Associate
Director,
Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office (SSCO) |
Dailey,
John R.
7-24-12 |
Director,
National
Air and Space Museum
Acting Associate Deputy Administrator,
NASA Headquarters |
Earls,
Julian M.
2-22-06 (191K)
2-23-06
(174K) |
Head,
Health Physics Section, Nuclear Systems Division; Chief,
Health, Safety, and Security Division, Administration and
Computer Services Directorate; Director,
Office of Health Services; Assistant
Deputy Director, Business Resources Development;
Director and Chief Information Officer,
Administration and Computer Services; Deputy
Director, Operations; Deputy
Director, Director, Glenn Research Center (Lewis
Research Center), 1968-2005 |
Finger,
Harold B
5-16-02 (441K)
Bio Sheet (82K) |
Engineer,
NACA Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory,
1944-1957
Director, Nuclear Systems, NASA
Headquarters, 1958-1967
Associate Administrator, Organization
and Management, NASA Headquarters, 1967-1969 |
Fisk,
Lennard A.
9-8-10 (142K)
9-9-10 (152K)
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Chief
Scientist,
Associate Administrator of Space
Science and Applications, NASA HQ, 1987-1993
Astrophysicist, NASA Goddard
Space Flight Center, 1971-1977 |
Francois,
Stephen M.
7-22-08
(154K) |
Kennedy
Space Center, Florida
Propulsion
and Mechanical Engineer, Centaur
Division, Expendable Launch Directorate
Branch Chief, Centaur
Propulsion and Mechanical Branch
Chief, Launch
Operations Division
Deputy, Shuttle
Payload Operations Directorate
Director, Space
Station and Shuttle Payloads
Program Manager,Launch
Services Program |
Frankle,
Edward A.
11-18-03 (283K)
Bio Sheet (29K) |
Chief
Counsel,
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 1982-1985
Deputy General Counsel, NASA
Headquarters, 1985-1988
General Counsel, NASA Headquarters,
1988-2001 |
Frutkin,
Arnold W.
1-11-02 (356K)
3-8-02 (221K) |
NASA
Assistant Administrator for International Affairs, NASA
Headquarters, 1963-1978 |
Hale,
N. Wayne
4-14-08
4-23-14
5-28-14 |
Propulsion
Officer,
Mission Operations Directorate (1978–1985)
Head, Integrated Communications
Section, Mission Operations Directorate (1985)
Head, Propulsion Systems Section,
Mission Operations Directorate (1986–1988)
Flight Director, Mission Operations
Directorate (1988–2003)
Deputy Chief Shuttle Operations,
Flight Director Office, (2001–2003)
Launch Integration Manager,
Space Shuttle Program – KSC, Florida (2003)
Deputy Manager, Space Shuttle
Program (2003–2005)
Director, Space Shuttle Program
(2005-2008)
Deputy Program Administrator,
Strategic Partnerships, NASA HQ, Washington, DC
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Hinners,
Noel W.
8-18-10 (145K)
8-19-10
(173K) |
Apollo
science and site selection,
Apollo Program, Bellcomm, Inc., 1963-1972
Deputy Director, Lunar Programs,
Office of Space Science, NASA HQ, 1972-1974
Associate Administrator for
Space Science, 1974-1979
Director, National Air and
Space Museum, 1979-1982
Director, Goddard Space Flight
Center, 1982-1987
Associate Deputy Administrator, Chief
Scientist, NASA HQ, 1987-1989 |
Huntoon,
Carolyn
6-5-02 (290K)
4-21-08 (87K) |
Center
Director,
NASA Johnson Space Center,
1994-1995 |
Huntress,
Wesley T.
4-29-02 (323K)
Bio
Sheet (102K)
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Research Scientist, Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, 1968-1988
Deputy Director, Earth Science
and Applications Division, NASA
Headquarters, 1988-1990
Director, Solar System Exploration
Division, NASA Headquarters, 1990-1993
Associate Administrator, Space
Science, NASA Headquarters, 1993-1998 |
Jenkins,
Harriet G.
8-5-11 (273K) |
Assistant
Administrator, Equal
Opportunity Programs,1974-1992 |
Kennel,
Charles F.
4-29-02 (329K) |
Associate Administrator, NASA
Mission to Planet Earth Enterprise, NASA Headquarters, 1994-96
NASA Advisory Council, 1998
- |
Lovelace,
Alan M.
7-14-11 (130K) |
Associate
Administrator,
NASA Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology
NASA Deputy Administrator
NASA Acting Administrator
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Mather,
John C.
6-11-13 (260K) |
Goddard
Space Flight Center
Senior Astrophysicist,
Observational Cosmology Laboratory,
Winner
of the Nobel Prize in Physics, 2006 |
Mulville,
Daniel R.
6-13-13 (239K) |
NASA
Headquarters
Deputy Director, Materials
and Structures Division, Office of Aeronautics and Space
Technology
Director, Engineering
and Quality Management Division, Safety and Mission Assurance
Chief Engineer
Associate Deputy Administrator
Acting Administrator
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Nafzger,
Richard L.
6-12-13 (285K) |
Goddard
Space Flight Center
Television Engineer
Senior Video Engineer
Team Lead in search for Apollo
11 film
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O'Keefe,
Sean
3-21-13
9-23-14
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Administrator,
NASA Headquarters
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Rothenberg,
Joseph H.
Bio Sheet (29K)
3-12-04 (477K) |
Hubble
Space Telescope Operations Manager,
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 1983-1987
Chief, Mission Operations
Division, Mission Operations and Data Systems Directorate,
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 1987-1989
Deputy Director, Mission Operations
and Data Systems Directorate, NASA Goddard Space Flight
Center, 1989-1990
Associate Director for Hubble
Space Telescope Flight Projects, NASA Goddard Space Flight
Center, 1990-1994
Deputy Center Director, NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center, 1995
Center Director, NASA Goddard
Space Flight Center, 1995-1998
Associate Administrator, Office
of Space Flight, NASA Headquarters, 1998-2001 |
Schenk,
Henry J.
6-13-13 (189K)
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Goddard
Space Flight Center
Manager,
Test and Integration Group
Associate STDN Program Manager,
Systems, Planning and Analysis
Associate Program Manager,
Nascom Communications
Associate Program Manager,
Networks
Deputy Program Manager, Project and Mission Management
Department
Director, Deep Space Network
Program
GSFC Customer Services Director,
CSOC Contract
NEN Commercialization Services Manager
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Soper,
Josie A.
4-19-06 (210K)
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Administrative
Support, Public Affairs, Legislative Affairs, Office
of the Administrator, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C,
1962-2006. |
Stadd,
Courtney A.
1-7-03 (113K)
1-8-02 (81K)
11-19-03 (268K) |
Deputy
Associate Administrator, Office of
Advanced Concepts and Technology, and Special Assistant
to the Administrator, NASA Headquarters, 1992-1993
Head, Presidential Transition Team,
December 2000
Chief of Staff and White House Liaison,
NASA Headquarters, 2001-2003 |
Stafford,
Thomas P.
10-15-98
4-23-15
Bio Sheet |
Gemini,
Apollo, and Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Astronaut |
Taub,
William P.
11-8-06 (84K)
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Photographer,
NACA, Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Photographer, NASA Headquarters,
Washington, D.C., 1941-1975 |
Thompson,
J. R.
4-29-02 (192K) |
Director
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama, 1986-1989
NASA
Deputy Administrator,
NASA Headquarters, 1989-1991 |
Truly,
Richard H.
6 -16-03 (47K)
Bio Sheet (29K) |
Space
Shuttle Astronaut
Associate Administrator for
Space Flight (1986-1989)
Administrator for Space Flight
(1989-1992) |
Young,
A. Thomas
6 10-13 (313K) |
Director,
Goddard Center
Deputy Director, Ames Research
Center
Director, Planetary Program,
Office of Space Science, NASA Headquarters
Mission Director, Project Viking
Mars Landing Program, Langley Research Center |
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Transcript
lists were last updated: Dec.
30, 2015
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