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JSC Oral History Project: O-R

Ochoa, Ellen
6-13-17
8-22-17
12-12-17
5-15-18
Ames Research Center
Research Engineer

Johnson Space Center
Space Shuttle Astronaut
Director
, Flight Crew Operations
Deputy Center Director
Center Director
O'Connor, Bryan D.
3-17-04
4-20-06
9-18-06
3-24-10
8-3-11
12-28-12
Bio Sheet
Space Shuttle Astronaut
Manager, NASA Headquarters Action Center
Assistant, Space Shuttle Program Manager
Assistant Manager, Operations, National Space Transportation System Program Office
Deputy Director, Flight Crew Operations Directorate
Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Flight, NASA Headquarters
Deputy Director, Space Station Redesign, NASA Headquarters
Space Station Program Transition Director, NASA Headquarters
Director, Space Shuttle Program, NASA Headquarters
Associate Administrator, Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, NASA Headquarters
Ex-Officio Member, Space Shuttle Mishap Interagency Investigation, NASA Headquarters
O'Hara, Dee
4-23-02
Bio Sheet
Astronaut Nurse (Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Programs)
Manager, Medical Operations Division, Flight Medicine Branch (Apollo Program)
Manager, Human Research Center, Ames Research Center
O'Neill, John W.
7-12-01
7-20-01
Bio Sheet
Head, Thermo-Mechanical Spacecraft Systems (Gemini Program)
Chief, Flight Planning Branch, Crew Procedures (Apollo Program)
Deputy Director/ Director, Mission Operations (Space Shuttle Program)
Osgood, Catherine T.
11-15-99
Bio Sheet
Mathematician/ Engineer, Mission Planning and Analysis Division (Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Space Shuttle Programs)
Pace, Charles W.
11-3-04
Bio Sheet
Mathematician, Flight Operations Division and Mission Planning and Analysis Division (MPAD)
Aerospace Engineer, MPAD
Head, Aerospace Engineer, Consumables Analysis Section, MPAD
Technical Manager, Space Transportation System Operations
Manager, Space Transportation Systems Integration and Operations Office
Assistant Manager, Space Shuttle Integration and Operations Office
Assistant Director, Office of the Program Manager, Space Shuttle Program Office
Assistant Director, Office of the Director, Space Shuttle Program
Assistant Manager, Space Shuttle Systems and Operations Integration Office, Space Shuttle Program
Paczynski, Alex S.
8-10-09
Bio Sheet
JSC Facilities OHP
NASA White Sands Test Facility
Site Activation Manager and Project Manager, White Sands Space Harbor
Chief, Electrical Branch
Parker, Louis A.
12-6-11
Public Affairs Specialist ,Manager, JSC Exhibits, Outreach Lead, Office of Communications and Public Affairs
Parker,Robert A. R.
10-23-02
Bio Sheet
Astronaut, Astronaut Office
Chief, Astronaut Office-Science and Applications
NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Director
, Space Flight/Space Station Integration Office (1988-1989)
Director, Division of Policy and Plans, Office of Space Flight
Director, Spacelab and Operations Program, (1992-1993)
Manager, Space Operations Utilization Program (1993-1997)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Director
, NASA Management Office
Parsons, William W.
6-1-07

Director, Kennedy Space Center
Paules, Granville E.
11-7-06
11-15-07
Bio Sheet
NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, TX
Guidance Officer, Flight Dynamics Branch, Flight Control Division

NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Acting Director, Operations Division
Utilization and Operations Division, Space Station Freedom Directorate
Space Station Operations and Utilization/Space Station Operations, Office of Space Systems Development
Director, Technology Innovation and Systems Integration Office, Office of Mission to Planet Earth
Program Planning and Development Division, Office of Mission to Planet Earth
Program Planning and Development Division, Office of Earth Science
Pavelka, Edward L.
4-26-01
5-9-01
Bio Sheet
Flight Dynamics Officer, Mission Control (Gemini and Apollo Programs)
Chief, Mission Plans/Requirements/ Operations Integration (Apollo and Space Shuttle Programs)
Deputy Chief/ Chief/ Assistant Director, Operations and Space Shuttle Program
Pearce, Fred T.
11 126-03
Bio Sheet

Space Task Group
Chief of the Simulation Branch at MSC
Engineer, Experiments Program Office
Chief, Photographic and Optical Systems Branch, Earth Observation Division
Chief, Photo Sensor Section

Perner, Chris D.
7-26-01
Bio Sheet
Engineer, Crew Station, Flight Crew Support Division (Apollo, Skylab, and Space Station Programs)
Deputy Chief/ Chief, Man-Systems Division (Space Shuttle Program)
Peterson, Carl B.
11-12-13
Project Engineer, Boeing 747 modifications (Shuttle Carrier Aircraft)
Peterson, Donald H.
11-14-02
Bio Sheet
Aerospace research pilot for the MOL; Space Shuttle Astronaut
Piatek, Irene M.
8-12-15

Engineer, Experiment Systems Division
Propulsion and Power Division
Assembly Sequence Team and Systems Design Team, Space Station Freedom
Deputy Branch Chief,Systems and Engineering and Integration
Manager, Station Engineering Office
Space Shuttle/Space Station Engineering Integration Office
Piland, Robert O.
8-21-98
Bio Sheet
NACA Engineer
Engineer/ Assistant Chief, Flight Systems Division (Mercury Program)
Deputy Manager, Apollo Spacecraft Program
Manager, Experiments Program Office/ Deputy Director, Science and Applications (Apollo Program)
Director, Earth Resources Laboratory, National Space Technology Laboratories/Mississippi Test Facility
Deputy Director/ Director, Engineering and Development (Space Shuttle Program)
Pippen, David L.
7-17-00
Bio Sheet
NASA White Sands Test Facility, Las Cruces, NM
Head, Electrical and Electronics Systems Branch, Flight Test Office
Laboratory Managing Engineer, Laboratories Branch
Acting Chief, Laboratories Office
Chief, Laboratories Office
Pogue, William R.
7-17-00
Bio Sheet
Skylab Astronaut
Pohl, Henry O.
2-9-99
3-26-99
Bio Sheet
Engineer (Mercury Program)
Chief, Propulsion and Power Division (Gemini and Apollo Programs)
Director, Engineering and Development (Space Shuttle Program)
Chief Engineer, International Space Station
Preston, G. Merritt
2-1-00
Bio Sheet
NACA Engineer
Assistant Chief, Operations/ Chief, Preflight Operations (Mercury and Gemini Programs)
Deputy Director/ Director, Launch Operations, Kennedy Space Center (Gemini and Apollo Programs)
Director, Center Planning and Future Programs Office, Kennedy Space Center
Manager, Space Shuttle Projects Office, Kennedy Space Center
Purser, Paul E.
2-3-99
Bio Sheet
NACA Engineer
Special Assistant to the Manned Spacecraft Center Director (Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Programs)
Raines, Martin L.
8-20-98
Bio Sheet
Manager, White Sands Test Facility (Apollo Program)
Director, Safety, Reliability and Quality Assurance (Apollo, Skylab, and Space Shuttle Programs)
Randall, Ernest L.
8-22-01
Bio Sheet
Network Controller, Mission Control (Gemini and Apollo Programs)
Engineer, Flight Operations Division (Gemini Program)
Engineer, Network Operations/ Operations Integration Branch, Flight Support Division (Gemini and Apollo Program)
Systems Engineer, Computer Operations/ Ground Data Systems (Apollo Program)
Engineer, Flight Training Branch, Training Division (Space Shuttle Program)
Readdy, William F.
3-20-12

Space Shuttle Astronaut
Reed, Lisa M.
5-15-15
7-24-15
8-7-15

Training Lead
Reeves, William D.
3-9-09
4-17-09
3-1-10
Bio Sheet
Flight Controller, Flight Control Division, Lunar Module Systems Branch, Electrical and Instrumentation Systems Section
Mission Manager, NASA Earth Resources Aircraft Program, Aircraft Applications Branch, Mission Manager Section
Shuttle Flight Controller, Systems Division, Mechanical and Payload Systems Branch, Remote Manipulator System (RMS) Section
Space Shuttle Flight Director, Mission Operations Directorate, Flight Director Office
Branch Engineering Products Office, Cargo Engineering Office of the Space Shuttle Program Office
Manager Space Shuttle/Space Station Integration, Space Shuttle Program Office, Space Shuttle Integration and Operations Office
(Shuttle-Mir OHP Interview - http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/shuttle-mir/people/oral-histories/reeves.htm) 
Reyes, Raul E. "Ernie"
9-1-98
Engineer, White Sands Test Facility
Chief, Pre-Flight Operations, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Engineer, Viking Program
Chief, Space Shuttle Tile Program
Reynolds, Michael A.
3-2-05
Bio Sheet
Space Scientist, Lunar and Earth Sciences Division
Space Scientist, Office of the Curator
Space Scientist, Curatorial Branch of the Lunar and Planetary Sciences Division
Space Scientist, Biomedical Applications Branch of the Medical Sciences Division
Technical Manager, Biomedical Applications Branch of the Medical Sciences Division
Rice, William E.
3-18-04
Bio Sheet
Subsystem Manager, Apollo Propulsion and Power Systems
Chief, Power Generation Branch, Propulsion and Power Division
Chief, Laboratory Operations Office, Engineering and Development Directorate
Chief, Engineering Division, Center Operations Directorate (1973-1975)
Manager, Earth Resources Program
Deputy Director, Earth Resources, Space and Life Sciences Directorate
Director, Space and Life Sciences Directorate
Assistant to the Director, Research and Engineering Directorate (1983-1884)
Manager, International and External Affairs Office, Space Station Program Office
Special Assistant to the Space Station Freedom Program Director
Richards, Richard N.
1-26-06
Bio Sheet
Space Shuttle Astronaut
Ride, Sally K.
10-22-02
12-6-02
Bio Sheet

Space Shuttle Astronaut
Special Assistant to the Administrator for Strategic Planning
Assistant Administrator,
Office of Exploration

Ried, Robert C.
2-7-02
Bio Sheet
Engineer, Aerothermodynamics (Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Space Shuttle Programs)
Special Assistant to Director, Engineering and Development (Space Shuttle Program)
Manager/ Chief Engineer, Advanced Programs/ Lunar/Mars Exploration/ Research and Development, Engineering and Development
Riley, John E.
10-9-02
Bio Sheet
Public Information Specialist;
Executive Assistant for Public Affairs;
Deputy Chief and Chief of the Media Services Branch
Roach, Jones W. "Joe"
1-24-00
Bio Sheet
Remote Site CapCom, Mission Control (Mercury Program)
Assistant Flight Director, Mission Control (Gemini and Apollo Programs)
Deputy Chief / Technical Assistant to the Director of Flight Operations (Apollo and Space Shuttle Programs)
Consultant, Viking Project (1971-1976)
Robinson, Ned J.
10-7-09
JSC Facilities OHP
Building 44
Rochford, Alan M.
9-15-98
Bio Sheet
Space Suit Technician, Crew Systems Division (Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Space Shuttle Programs)
Rose, Rodney G.
11-8-99
Bio Sheet
Manager, Abort and Recovery Systems (Mercury and Gemini Programs)
Technical Assistant to the Director of Flight Operations (Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle Programs)
Assistant Director for Shuttle, Director of Data Systems and Analysis/ Mission Support
Ross, Duane L.
4-19-13

Manager, Astronaut Candidate Program
Ross, Jerry L.
12-4-03
1-26-04
2-5-04
Bio Sheet
Payload Officer/Flight Controller, Payloads Operations Division
Astronaut, Astronaut Office, Flight Crew Operations Directorate
Rotter, Henry A.
4-20-09
Facility Manager
Rowell, Fred D.
3-2-04
Bio Sheet

 
Experimental Metalsmith, Technical Services Division
Experimental Metalsmith Leader, Technical Services Division
Mechanical Engineering Technician, Technical Services Division
Chief, Sheetmetal and Welding Section, Technical Services Division

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