| MEMORANDUM for Assistant Director
for Administration |
| Subject: |
Establishment of the Manned
Spacecraft Center - Houston Office |
| 1. |
Effective October 24, 1961,
a "Manned Spacecraft Center (Houston Office)"
is established. |
| 2. |
This office will exist until
such time as the Center Director is permanently
located at the Houston site. At that time,
the Houston Office will become the "NASA
Manned Spacecraft Center". |
| 3. |
Until further notice, Mr.
Martin A. Byrnes, Assistant to the Assistant
Director for Administration, will serve
as Manager of the Houston Office. |
| 4. |
As Manager of the Houston
Office, Mr. Byrnes is responsible for: |
| |
a. |
Securing necessary office,
laboratory and shop space required in
the Houston area. |
| |
b. |
Representing the Manned
Spacecraft Center in the Houston area
with state and local officials, civic
groups and representatives of other government
agencies. |
| |
c. |
Providing all administrative
support services required by Manned Spacecraft
Center personnel located at the Houston
site. |
| 5. |
The Houston Office will initially
be staffed by two groups of employees:
|
| |
a. |
Those whose services are
required at the Houston site on a permanent,
"full time" basis. (These employees will
be officially transferred to the Manned
Spacecraft Center, Houston.) |
| |
b. |
Those whose services are
required at Houston on a temporary basis,
but whose primary job remains at Langley
AFB, Virginia. (These employees will be
assigned to the Houston Office for such
temporary periods as are required.) |
| 6. |
All questions relating to
operations at the Houston site should
be referred to Mr. Byrnes. |
