[United States Government Manual] [June 01, 2000] [Pages 450-457] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 300 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20546 Phone, 202-358-0000. Internet, www.nasa.gov. Administrator Daniel S. Goldin Deputy Administrator (vacancy) Associate Deputy Administrator Daniel R. Mulville [[Page 451]] Chief Engineer W. Brian Keegan Chief Historian Roger Launius Chief Information Officer Lee B. Holcomb Chief Financial Officer Arnold G. Holz Deputy Chief Financial Officer Kenneth J. Winter Comptroller Malcolm L. Peterson Chief Scientist Kathie L. Olsen General Counsel Edward A. Frankle Deputy General Counsel Robert M. Stephens Staff Director, NASA Advisory Council G. Michael Green Director for Special Studies Sylvia K. Kraemer Associate Administrator for Aero-Space Samuel R. Venneri Technology Deputy Associate Administrator (vacancy) Deputy Associate Administrator Gary E. Payton (Space Transportation Technology) Associate Administrator for Earth Science Ghassem R. Asrar Deputy Associate Administrator Michael L. Luther Associate Administrator for Equal Opportunity George E. Reese Programs Deputy Associate Administrator Oceola S. Hall Associate Administrator for External Relations John D. Shumacher Deputy Associate Administrator Lynn F.H. Cline Deputy Associate Administrator Michael F. O'Brien (Space Flight) Associate Administrator for Headquarters Michael D. Christensen Operations Associate Administrator for Human Resources and Vicki A. Novak Education Associate Administrator for Legislative Affairs Edward Heffernan Deputy Associate Administrator Mary D. Kerwin Deputy Associate Administrator Phyllis A. Love (Policy) Associate Administrator for Life and Arnauld E. Nicogossian Microgravity Sciences and Applications Deputy Associate Administrator Beth M. McCormick Associate Administrator for Management Systems Jeffrey E. Sutton Deputy Associate Administrator (vacancy) Associate Administrator for Policy and Plans Lori B. Garver Associate Administrator for Procurement Thomas S. Luedtke Associate Administrator for Public Affairs Peggy C. Wilhide Deputy Associate Administrator Paula M. Cleggett Associate Administrator for Small and Ralph C. Thomas III Disadvantaged Business Utilization Associate Administrator for Space Flight Joseph H. Rothenberg Deputy Associate Administrator William F. Readdy Deputy Administrator for Interagency Albert DiMarcantonio Enterprise Deputy Associate Administrator Michael J. Reilly (Business Management) Deputy Associate Administrator Darrell R. Branscome (Enterprise Development) Deputy Associate Administrator Robert E. Spearing (Space Communications) [[Page 452]] Deputy Associate Administrator W. Michael Hawes (Space Development) Deputy Associate Administrator Norman B. Starkey (Space Operations) Associate Administrator for Space Science Edward J. Weiler Deputy Associate Administrator Earle K. Huckins Associate Administrator for Safety and Mission Frederick D. Gregory Assurance Deputy Associate Administrator Michael A. Greenfield Inspector General Roberta L. Gross Assistant Inspector General for Russell A. Rau Audits Assistant Inspector General for Samuel A. Maxey Investigations Assistant Inspector General for David M. Cushing Inspections, Administrative Investigations, and Assessments NASA Centers Director, Ames Research Center Henry McDonald Director, Dryden Flight Research Center Kevin L. Peterson Director, John H. Glenn Research Center Donald J. Campbell Director, Goddard Space Flight Center Alphonso V. Diaz Director, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center George W.S. Abbey Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center Roy D. Bridges Director, Langley Research Center Jeremiah F. Creedon Director, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Arthur G. Stephenson Director, John C. Stennis Space Center Roy S. Estess Manager, NASA Management Office, Jet Propulsion Robert A. Parker Laboratory [For the National Aeronautics and Space Administration statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14, Part 1201] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The National Aeronautics and Space Administration conducts research for the solution of problems of flight within and outside the Earth's atmosphere and develops, constructs, tests, and operates aeronautical and space vehicles. It conducts activities required for the exploration of space with manned and unmanned vehicles and arranges for the most effective utilization of the scientific and engineering resources of the United States with other nations engaged in aeronautical and space activities for peaceful purposes. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.). Activities Aero-Space Technology The Office of Aero-Space Technology provides technology leadership and direction for programs that pioneer the identification, development, verification, and transfer of high-payoff aeronautics and space transportation technologies, and for facilitating the application and commercialization of these technologies. In addition, the Office is responsible for managing the Ames, Dryden Flight, Langley, and Glenn Research Centers. For further information, call 202-358-2693. Earth Science The Office of Earth Science manages NASA's Earth science enterprise. The goal of the Earth science enterprise is to understand the effects of natural and human-induced changes on the global environment. The unique vantage point of space provides information about Earth's land, [[Page 453]] ![]()
T186873.047 [[Page 454]] atmosphere, ice, oceans, and life that could not be gathered in any other way. Data returned by satellites, expanded by data from aircraft, balloons, and ground-based platforms, give public and private resource managers the scientific understanding they need to craft sound environmental policies and make informed economic decisions for the future. The Office also has institutional management responsibility for the Goddard Space Flight Center and maintains contact with the National Academy of Sciences and other science advisory and coordinating boards and committees. For further information, call 202-358-2165. Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications The Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications conducts programs concerned with life sciences, microgravity sciences and applications, aerospace medicine and occupational health programs, and space development and commercialization. The Office directs the planning, development, integration, and operations support for NASA missions which use the space shuttle, free flyers, international space station Mir, and other advanced carriers. The Office also establishes all requirements and standards for design, development, and operation of human space flight systems and facilities. For further information, call 202-358-0123. Space Flight The Office of Space Flight is responsible for NASA's human space flight program, including space shuttle, international space station, payload carrier, and future human exploration and development of space projects. The Office is responsible for managing the expendable launch vehicles and space communications for both manned and robotic missions, as well as other related space flight activities. It is also responsible for institutional management of the Kennedy Space Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, Johnson Space Flight Center, and the Stennis Space Center. NASA is leading an international effort to build and deploy a permanently manned space station into Earth's orbit. Elements of the space station will be provided by Brazil, Canada, Italy, Japan, Russia, and 10 European nations represented by the European Space Agency. The space station will be a permanent outpost in space where humans will live and work productively for extended periods of time. It will provide an advanced research laboratory to explore space and employ its resources, as well as the opportunity to learn to build, operate, and maintain systems in space. U.S. elements of the space station will be launched aboard the space shuttle and assembled in orbit. The first two assembly flights were successfully launched from facilities in Russia and the United States respectively. A new star is now on the horizon and construction will be completed in the next 4 to 5 years. For further information, call 202-358-2015. Space Science The Office of Space Science conducts programs and research designed to understand the origin, evolution, and structure of the universe and the solar system. This includes the development of new technologies to continually improve scientific capabilities and to transfer science and technology advances to the public and private sector to ensure U.S. scientific and technical leadership. The Office also manages NASA's activities at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and maintains contacts with the Space Studies Board of the National Academy of Sciences and with other science advisory boards and committees. For further information, call 202-358-1409. NASA Centers Ames Research Center The Center,located at Moffett Field, CA, researches, develops, and transfers leading-edge aeronautical technologies through the unique utilization of computations, simulations, ground and flight experimentation, and information sciences. It provides answers to [[Page 455]] fundamental questions concerning the evolution of astronomical and planetary environments and of life, the adaptation of living systems to space, and the health of our planet. It designs, develops, and delivers integrated information systems technologies and applications, enabling revolutionary advances in aeronautics and space applications and processes, and it develops thermal protection systems for space flight. Dryden Flight Research Center The Center, located at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, conducts aerospace flight researchand aircraft operations in support of agency and national needs, assures preeminent flight research and atmospheric flight operations for science platform aircraft capability through effective management and maintenance of unique national expertise and facilities, and provides operational landing support for the space shuttle. Glenn Research Center The John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field, located in Cleveland, OH, provides leadership in aeropropulsion technology and is the center of excellence for turbomachinery. The Center also develops and transfers critical technologies, addressing national priorities through research, technology development, and systems development in aeronautics and space applications. Center specialities include commercial communications and enabling technologies. It also maintains a science research and technology development role in space power and onboard propulsion and microgravity fluid physics and combustion. Goddard Space Flight Center The Center, which is located in Greenbelt, MD, conducts Earth science and applications programs and Earth-orbiting spacecraft and experiment development and flight operations. It develops and operates tracking and data acquisition systems and conducts supporting mission operations. It also develops and operates Spacelab payloads; space physics research programs; life science programs; information systems technology; sounding rockets and sounding rocket payloads; launch vehicles; balloons and balloon experiments; planetary science experiments; sensors for environmental monitoring and ocean dynamics; and manages the development of operational weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Johnson Space Center The Lyndon B. Johnson Center, which is located in Houston, TX, is the NASA center of excellence for human operations in space. The Center strives to advance the national capability for human exploration and utilization of space by research, development, and operation of the space shuttle, the international space station (ISS), and other space systems and by developing and maintaining excellence in the fields of project management, space systems engineering, medical and life sciences, lunar and planetary geosciences, and crew and mission operations. It is also the lead center for several agencywide programs and initiatives, including the space shuttle and ISS program, space operations, extra-vehicular activity (EVA) projects, astromaterials sciences, biomedical research, advanced human support technology, and space medicine. Kennedy Space Center The John F. Kennedy Center, which is located in Florida, manages space launches including the launching of astronaut crews, space station elements, and a wide variety of payloads. The Center is responsible for launch and payload processing systems and is home to the space shuttle fleetand the expendable launch vehicle program. It leads in the payload carriers and payload processing and support programs and supports the international space station program. Langley Research Center TheCenter, located in Hampton, VA, is the NASA center of excellence for structures and materials. In cooperation with industry, other agencies, and academia, it develops airframe and synergistic spaceframe systems technologies to assure preeminence of the U.S. civil and military aeronautics and space industries. In conjunction with the Earth science community, the Center pioneers the [[Page 456]] scientific understanding of the Earth's atmospheric chemistry and radiation to preserve the environment. Marshall Space Flight Center The George C. Marshall Center, located in Huntsville, AL, is responsible for transportation systems development, microgravity research, and optics manufacturing technology. It is the lead space propulsion center. The Center develops, integrates, and operates microgravity payloads, experiments, and research. In addition, it supports the Johnson Space Center in developing the international space station facilities. Other programs include microgravity research; space product development; the development of the X-33 reusable launch vehicle; the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Program; the Future-X (Pathfinders) Program, which provides demonstrations of experimental advanced flight technology; and the design, development, and integration of space transportation and propulsion systems including space shuttle propulsion improvements, reusable and expendable launch vehicles, and vehicles for orbital transfer and deep space missions. Stennis Space Center The John C. Stennis Center, located near Bay St. Louis, MS, conducts rocket propulsion testing. The Center has a lead role in commercial remote sensing applications development; studies and researches Earth system sciences; and provides for technology transfers. Government-Owned/Contractor-Operated Facility Jet PropulsionLaboratory The Laboratory, which is operated under contract by the California Institute of Technologyin Pasadena, CA, develops spacecraft and space sensors and conducts mission operations and ground-based research in support of solar system exploration, Earth science and applications, Earth and ocean dynamics, space physics and astronomy, and life science and information systems technology. It is also responsible for the operation of the Deep Space Network in support of NASA projects. Sources of Information Contracts and Small Business Activities Inquiries regarding contracting for small business opportunities with NASA should be directed to the Associate Administrator for Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20546. Phone, 202-358-2088. Employment Direct all inquiries to the Personnel Director of the nearest NASA Center or, for the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, to the Chief, Headquarters Personnel Branch, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546. Phone, 202-358-1543. OIG Hotline An individual may report crimes, fraud, waste, and abuse in NASA programs and operations by calling the OIG Hotline (phone, 800-424- 9183); by writing to the NASA Inspector General, P.O. Box 23089, L'Enfant Plaza Station, Washington, DC 20026; or by sending an electronic message from the OIG's website (Internet, www.hq.nasa.gov/ office/org/hq/hotline.html). Publications, Speakers, Films, and Exhibit Services Several publications concerning these services can be obtained by contacting the Public Affairs Officer of the nearest NASA Center. Publications include NASA Directory of Services for the Public, NASA Film List, and NASA Educational Publications List. The Headquarters telephone directory and certain publications and picture sets are available for sale from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Telephone directories for NASA Centers are available only from the Centers. Publications and documents not available for sale from the Superintendent of Documents or the National Technical Information Service (Springfield, VA 22151) may be obtained from the NASA Center's Information Center in accordance with the NASA regulation concerning freedom of information. Reading Room NASA Headquarters Information Center, Room 1H23, 300 E [[Page 457]] Street SW., Washington, DC 20546. Phone, 202-358-0000. For further information, contact the Headquarters Information Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546. Phone, 202-358-0000. Internet, www.nasa.gov. ------------------------------------------------------------------------