Art Stephenson
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Born | 1942 (age 81–82) New London, Connecticut |
Education | Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at University of Redlands, Executive Program in Management at UCLA's John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management |
Occupation | Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center |
Arthur G. Stephenson (born 1942)[1] was the ninth Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center located in Huntsville, Alabama. He served as Director from September 11, 1998 to May 2003.[2]
Early years
Stephenson was born in New London, Connecticut and finished his secondary schooling by graduating from Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California.
Education
- A graduate of Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California (Los Angeles City Schools)
- He attended University of Redlands in Redlands, California, obtaining a Bachelor of science degree in Electrical Engineering.
- In later years, he completed the Executive Program in Management given by UCLA's John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management.
Career
- Worked for TRW in Redondo Beach, California for 28 years
- Was president of Oceaneering Advanced Technologies in Houston, Texas, at the time of his appointment as Director.
- Joined NASA in 1998 to work on the reusable launch vehicle program (space shuttle).
- Oversaw launch and continuing successful operation of the Chandra X-ray Observatory
- Worked on research in microgravity.
- Involved with NASA's Space Shuttle propulsion program.
- Headed one of NASA's largest operations with a 2.3 billion dollar budget and 6500 employees.
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