MSFC Director Dr. J. Wayne Littles and his wife with President Bill Clinton in the Oval Office of the White House following the presentation of the Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Service. Other NASA honorees and their spouses are also pictured.
Prior to his appointment as Center Director, Littles served as NASA Associate Administrator for the Office of Space Flight (1994-1996). Littles began his NASA career in 1967 when he worked as an engineer in Marshall's former Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Directorate. He worked in various capacities at the Marshall Center, including Science Engineering Director (1988-1989) and Center Deputy Director (1989-1994) before transferring to NASA Headquarters in 1994, as Chief Engineer. Littles was involved in the redesign of the space shuttle solid rocket booster, blamed for the Challenger disaster in 1986.[4] Littles was also a witness for the Rogers Commission, which investigated the challenger Disaster[5]
During his two years as Center Director, Dr. Littles' administration was responsible for the space lab mission, the space science projects, alternative light-weight launch vehicles, and their engine development. He retired from NASA in 1998.
^"Dr. J. Wayne Littles". Air and Space Museum. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^ ab"Biography / Evaluation Report of Subcommittee For Space Utilization". NASDA. Retrieved October 28, 2007.[dead link]
^"New Head Official for Space Shuttle Office". The New York Times. November 21, 1994. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
^"Report of the PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident". NASA. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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wayne, littles, jerrol, wayne, littles, born, july, 1939, eighth, director, nasa, marshall, space, flight, center, located, huntsville, alabama, served, director, from, february, 1996, january, 1998, jerroll, wayne, littlesofficial, nasa, portrait, born, 1939,. Jerrol Wayne Littles born July 14 1939 was the eighth director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center located in Huntsville Alabama He served as director from February 3 1996 to January 3 1998 Jerroll Wayne LittlesOfficial NASA portrait of J Wayne LittlesBorn 1939 07 14 July 14 1939 age 84 Moultrie Georgia U S OccupationNASA executiveTitleDirector of theMarshall Space Flight Center Contents 1 Early life 2 Education 3 Early career 4 NASA career 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editLittles was born in Moultrie Georgia in 1939 1 Education editAttended Moultrie High School graduating in 1957 Graduated from Georgia Tech in 1962 with a BME Phi Eta Sigma Pi Tau Sigma Tau Beta Pi and Briaerean societies Mechanical Engineering master s degree from the University of Southern California in 1964 Doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin Mechanical Engineering in 1969 2 Harvard University Boston MA six week Advanced Management Program in 1990 3 Early career editAerospace Engineer North American Aviation 1962 Rocketdyne in Canoga Park California worked in the propulsion area 1962 1964 Research Engineer Teledyne Brown Engineering 1964 3 NASA career edit nbsp MSFC Director Dr J Wayne Littles and his wife with President Bill Clinton in the Oval Office of the White House following the presentation of the Presidential Rank Award for Distinguished Service Other NASA honorees and their spouses are also pictured Prior to his appointment as Center Director Littles served as NASA Associate Administrator for the Office of Space Flight 1994 1996 Littles began his NASA career in 1967 when he worked as an engineer in Marshall s former Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Directorate He worked in various capacities at the Marshall Center including Science Engineering Director 1988 1989 and Center Deputy Director 1989 1994 before transferring to NASA Headquarters in 1994 as Chief Engineer Littles was involved in the redesign of the space shuttle solid rocket booster blamed for the Challenger disaster in 1986 4 Littles was also a witness for the Rogers Commission which investigated the challenger Disaster 5 During his two years as Center Director Dr Littles administration was responsible for the space lab mission the space science projects alternative light weight launch vehicles and their engine development He retired from NASA in 1998 Littles is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics References edit J Wayne Littles Georgia Tech Alumni Association Retrieved October 28 2007 Dr J Wayne Littles Air and Space Museum Retrieved 14 September 2019 a b Biography Evaluation Report of Subcommittee For Space Utilization NASDA Retrieved October 28 2007 dead link New Head Official for Space Shuttle Office The New York Times November 21 1994 Retrieved October 28 2007 Report of the PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident NASA Retrieved August 28 2023 External links editNASA biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J Wayne Littles amp oldid 1206411722, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
