{"id":356938,"date":"2023-06-16T08:53:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T12:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=people&p=356938"},"modified":"2024-01-16T16:38:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T21:38:02","slug":"steve-creech","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/steve-creech\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen D. Creech"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-bio-intro maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-bio-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"hds-bio-intro-container grid-row grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-4 desktop:grid-col-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-bio-thumbnail width-10 tablet:width-card desktop:width-card-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/creech_5692-3.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Photo of Stephen Creech, Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for Technical, Moon to Mars Program Office\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 53% 11%; object-position: 53% 11%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/creech_5692-3.jpg 1764w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/creech_5692-3.jpg?resize=222,300 222w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/creech_5692-3.jpg?resize=768,1038 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/creech_5692-3.jpg?resize=757,1024 757w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/creech_5692-3.jpg?resize=1136,1536 1136w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/creech_5692-3.jpg?resize=1515,2048 1515w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/creech_5692-3.jpg?resize=296,400 296w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/creech_5692-3.jpg?resize=444,600 444w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/creech_5692-3.jpg?resize=666,900 666w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/creech_5692-3.jpg?resize=888,1200 888w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/creech_5692-3.jpg?resize=1479,2000 1479w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-7 desktop:grid-col-9 grid-row margin-0 padding-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1 desktop:margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"display-60 display-block width-full\">Stephen D. Creech<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg padding-0 margin-0 color-carbon-60\">Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for Technical, Moon to Mars Program Office<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Stephen Creech is the Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator (Technical) for the Moon to Mars Program within the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD), located at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creech previously acted as Deputy Associate Administrator for the Artemis Campaign Development Division (ACD) within ESDMD. He came to ACD after serving as Manager for the Spacecraft\/Payload Integration and Evolution Office within the Space Launch System (SLS) Program, based out of Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. In that role, he oversaw development of spacecraft and payload interface hardware for America\u2019s deep space rocket for human and scientific exploration. Prior to that, Creech served as the SLS Assistant Manager for Strategic Development, leading business development, collaboration, and partnerships for future payload and capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He previously served as the Ares V integration Manager and led the Engineering Cost Group in the Office of Strategic Analysis and Communications at Marshall. He has served in leadership roles across several spaceflight programs through his career, including the Space Launch Initiative Program, the X-33, the X-34, and the Reusable Launch Vehicle Projects Office at Marshall.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creech holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in industrial engineering from Mississippi State University. Honors include the U.S. Office of Personnel Management 2023 Presidential Rank Award, NASA\u2019s Medal for Exceptional Service and Distinguished Performance Award, and the agency\u2019s prestigious Silver Snoopy, awarded by the Astronaut Office for professionalism, dedication, and outstanding support that greatly enhanced spaceflight safety and mission success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Creech is the Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator (Technical) for the Moon to Mars Program within the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD), located at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Creech previously acted as Deputy Associate Administrator for the Artemis Campaign Development Division (ACD) within ESDMD. 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