Sept. 22, 2006

David E. Steitz/Doc Mirelson 
Headquarters, Washington 
202-358-1730/1600

RELEASE: 06-320

NASA ANNOUNCES NEW ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS

NASA Administrator Michael Griffin named nine new members to the NASA 
Advisory Council on Friday, including Dr. Edward David, Jr., Chair of 
the Science Committee, and Dr. Paul Robinson, Chair of the new Space 
Operations Committee. 

"These outstanding individuals will add to an already strong group and 
will greatly assist Chairman Schmitt in meeting the Council's goals," 
Griffin said. "The charge of the Council and its six standing 
Committees is to provide me with the best advice possible in the many 
areas of NASA programs and activities." 

The NASA Advisory Council (The "Council") consists of six committees, 
Aeronautics, Audit and Finance, Exploration, Human Capital, Science, 
and Space Operations. Council Chairman Harrison H. Schmitt welcomed 
the new members. 

"These accomplished individuals join some of the most experienced and 
most capable minds in the country serving on the Council, the primary 
source of outside assistance to Mike Griffin in fulfilling NASA's 
role in national space policy," Schmitt said. "I am impressed by 
their accomplishments and look forward to working with them over the 
next few years." 

Schmitt was NASA's first scientist astronaut to fly in space and 
explored the moon during the Apollo 17 mission. He also served as a 
U.S. Senator from New Mexico. 

The new members and their primary committee assignments are: 

Col. Eileen Collins (USAF, Ret.), a retired astronaut, was the first 
female pilot and commander of the space shuttle. Col. Collins, most 
recently the commander of STS-114, will serve on the Space Operations 
Committee. 

Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Pat Condon (USAF, Ret.) is the Chairman of the Board of 
the Air Force Association and will serve on the Space Operations 
Committee. 

Dr. Edward David was the Science Advisor to the President from 
1970-1973 and currently is the President of EED, Inc. Dr. David will 
serve as the Chair of the Science Committee. 

Dr. Owen Garriott is a retired scientist astronaut who flew on board 
the second manned Skylab mission and Spacelab-1. He will serve on the 
Science Committee. 

Dr. Thomas Jones, a retired scientist astronaut and planetologist who 
flew four Space Shuttle missions, installed the centerpiece module of 
the International Space Station during his final mission. Dr. Jones 
will serve on the Space Operations Committee. 

Admiral Benjamin Montoya, former Chairman, President and CEO of the 
Public Service Company of New Mexico, is the Chief Executive Officer 
of SmartSystems Technologies and will serve on the Space Operations 
Committee. 

Dr. C. Paul Robinson, President Emeritus and former Director of Sandia 
National Laboratories, will serve as the Chair of the Space 
Operations Committee. 

Dr. Alan Stern is the Executive Director of the Space Science and 
Engineering Division of the Southwest Research Institute and will 
serve on the Science Committee. 

Dr. John Sullivan is the Director of the Center for Advanced 
Manufacturing at Purdue University and will serve on the Aeronautics 
Committee. 

The NASA Advisory Council will host its next public meeting on October 
12, 2006, at the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 


For information about the NASA Advisory Council, visit: 

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/oer/nac

	
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