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NASA Names New Station Manager, Space Operations Deputy

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måndag, februari 26, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has selected Dana Weigel as the International Space Station Program manager, based at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has selected Dana Weigel as the International Space Station Program manager, based at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
  • Weigel succeeds Joel Montalbano, who has accepted a position as deputy associate administrator for the agency's Space Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
  • "With Dana continuing her contributions to space station, Joel will bring his experience to the Space Operations directorate.
  • The Space Operations Mission Directorate, which oversees the International Space Station Program, helps maintain a continuous human presence in space for the benefit of people on Earth.

NASA Marshall Center Director to Retire After 38 Years of Service

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måndag, juli 17, 2023
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WASHINGTON, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jody Singer, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Director, announced Monday her retirement, effective Saturday, July 29, after more than 38 years of service.

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  • WASHINGTON, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jody Singer, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Director, announced Monday her retirement, effective Saturday, July 29, after more than 38 years of service.
  • Among many firsts in her career, Singer was appointed as the first female center director at Marshall in 2018, after serving as deputy director from 2016 to 2018.
  • Marshall's current deputy center director, Joseph Pelfrey, will serve as the interim acting director until Singer's successor is identified through a nationwide search and open competition.
  • "And Joseph Pelfrey is no stranger to Marshall, having joined the center two decades ago as an aerospace engineer.

NASA Announces Upcoming Retirement of Space Technology Head

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tisdag, maj 9, 2023
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WASHINGTON, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- James L. Reuter, associate administrator for NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), announced Tuesday he will retire from NASA after 40 years of service.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- James L. Reuter, associate administrator for NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), announced Tuesday he will retire from NASA after 40 years of service.
  • Jim also established new initiatives to foster talent within academia and the agency's early-career workforce, all while increasing investment in technology development across the agency."
  • Before joining STMD, Reuter served in multiple leadership roles in the agency's human spaceflight programs and at Marshall Space Flight Center.
  • Reuter then took his expertise to NASA's Johnson Space Center, where he served as Environmental Control and Life Support System manager for the International Space Station from formation until the space station was permanently occupied.

NASA Invites Media to Meet Astronaut at Silver Snoopy Awards Ceremony

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tisdag, juni 28, 2022
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WASHINGTON, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Shannon Walker will join Acting Center Director Dr. Jimmy Kenyon to present 27 employees with the coveted Silver Snoopy Award on Thursday, June 30, at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Shannon Walker will join Acting Center Director Dr. Jimmy Kenyon to present 27 employees with the coveted Silver Snoopy Award on Thursday, June 30, at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.
  • The award ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. with remarks from Kenyon and Walker before the awards are presented.
  • An astronaut always presents the Silver Snoopy because it is the astronauts' own award for outstanding performance contributing to flight safety and mission success.
  • The award is a sterling silver Snoopy lapel pin that has flown in space, plus a certificate of appreciation and commendation letter for the employee, both signed by the astronaut.

Hydrogen Infrastructure Leader GenH2 Congratulates Senior Technical Advisor Martha K. Williams for Induction into NASA Inventors Hall of Fame

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måndag, maj 9, 2022
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TITUSVILLE, Fla. , May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GenH2, a leader in hydrogen infrastructure, congratulates the company's Senior Technical Advisor Martha K. Williams, Ph.D. for her recent induction into NASA's National Inventors Hall of Fame. Williams, who retired from NASA in 2018 and joined GenH2's leadership team when the company was founded in 2020, was recognized for her 29-year career at NASA where she served as the lead polymer scientist/principal investigator, and inventor at NASA, Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Williams joins a select group of 40 inventors and legends across the decades and NASA centers.

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  • TITUSVILLE, Fla., May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GenH2, a leader in hydrogen infrastructure , congratulates the company's Senior Technical Advisor Martha K. Williams, Ph.D. for her recent induction into NASA's National Inventors Hall of Fame .
  • NASA's Inventors Hall of Fame is where NASA recognizes civil servant innovators who have made or are making significant contributions to our Nation by inventing new technologies.
  • Her visionary thinking and creative technical expertise is continued as a founding team member in a start-up GenH2 , a liquid hydrogen infrastructure solutions company.
  • The GenH2 team includes former NASA researchers and developers that possess decades of experience researching, engineering, and producing hydrogen solutions.

Space Frontier Foundation Names Ann Kapusta as Executive Director

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onsdag, februari 23, 2022
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SILVER SPRING, Md., Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Space Frontier Foundation has announced Ann Kapusta , a veteran space operations and consulting expert, as its new Executive Director.

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  • SILVER SPRING, Md., Feb. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Space Frontier Foundation has announced Ann Kapusta , a veteran space operations and consulting expert, as its new Executive Director.
  • The Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) is a space advocacy nonprofit dedicated to ensuring that the exploration and development of space is open and accessible to everyone through the power of free enterprise.
  • "We are thrilled to have Ann lead the Foundation," said Kim Macharia, Chair of the Space Frontier Foundation Board of Directors.
  • Founded in 1988, the Space Frontier Foundation is committed to realizing the vision of a greatly expanded and permanent human presence in space.

Leslie Haas Promoted to Paragon VP of Business Development

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TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paragon Space Development Corporation is pleased to announce the promotion of Leslie Haas to Vice President of Business Development.

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  • TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paragon Space Development Corporation is pleased to announce the promotion of Leslie Haas to Vice President of Business Development.
  • In this elevated role, Haas will continue to oversee business development, marketing, public relations, government affairs, and technology commercialization efforts as well new strategy initiatives.
  • Haas brings over 25 years of business development and operations experience across the space and technology industries.
  • Paragon has a successful history of providing design, analysis and/or hardware on every human space program of record since 1999.