Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James E. Atwater
on first examination seems to pass , as "The person is regarded as a significant expert in his or her area by independent sources" as seems widely cited, including here Extended_Duration_Orbiter#cite_note-osu-10  - (incidentally article doesn't have notification on it at moment so deletion nomination is a bit broken
— User:Hunting, 19:57, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:PROF (Wikipedia:Notability)