[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 25, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1096]
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RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ANN R. McNAIR IN SUPPORT OF AMERICA'S 
                          EXPLORATION OF SPACE

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                           HON. TERRY EVERETT

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 25, 2005

  Mr. EVERETT. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the efforts of 
Ann R. McNair, who serves as the Director of the Mission Operations 
Laboratory in the Engineering Directorate, Marshall Space Flight 
Center, Huntsville, Alabama.
  A native of Moundville, Alabama, Ms. McNair is a graduate of the 
University of Alabama where she earned a Bachelor of Science in 
Mathematics and Physics. Ms. McNair accepted an engineering position 
with the Army in 1958 and was transferred with the von Braun team to 
NASA in July 1960 when that group became the nucleus for the George C. 
Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
  Ms. McNair is responsible for the expert technical and programmatic 
direction of the operations ground support facilities, including 
operational control, engineering, and training for all programs 
supported at the Huntsville Operations Support Center. Her work 
encompasses the Payload Operations Integration Center (POIC) for 
International Space Systems, the U.S. Payload Control Center for 
International Space Systems, and the U.S. Operations for International 
Space Systems. Additionally, Ms. McNair has been involved in the 
development, implementation, and verification of Chandra Operations 
Control Center and deployment for a remote non-NASA location, the 
Smithsonian Astronomical Observatory at Cambridge, Massachusetts--a 
first for NASA.
  Ms. McNair has authored several technical papers and has been 
recognized with numerous awards, including the NASA Exceptional Service 
Medal in 1973 and 1989 as well as the NASA Exceptional Achievement 
medal in 1998. She has also been selected as a member of the 1998 SES 
Center Development Program.
  I join with Ms. McNair's family, friends, and the state of Alabama in 
honoring, the public service of Ms. Ann R. McNair and congratulate her 
on an outstanding career.

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