NASA: Fifty Years and Beyond
odd: label: Introduction
content: NASA: Fifty Years and Beyond represented an unusual collaboration between the Festival and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on the occasion of the agency's fiftieth anniversary in 2008. The NASA program provided a rare opportunity for the public to meet and observe the men and women whose skills, specialized knowledge, and codes of behavior mark them as a very distinctive example of occupational culture.

The tents on the Mall featured the following:

Aeronautics: air traffic-control designers, flight photographers and videographers, model makers, flight-suit technicians, test pilots, and others conducting research on aviation and aircraft;

Earth science: archaeologists, atmospheric scientists, meteorologists, plant pathologists, satellite imagery analysts, and others who investigate the earth's surface, climate, and atmosphere;

Foodways: food scientists, nutrition experts, packaging engineers, and researchers who plan and develop the cuisine served onboard spacecraft;

Future missions: aerospace engineers, robotics engineers, solar scientists, program managers, and others helping to plan missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond;

Human space flight: astronauts, flight engineers, tile inspectors, microgravity experts, software engineers, solar array specialists, space-suit technicians, and others who are involved with the Space Shuttle and International Space Station;

Propulsion: mechanical engineers, operations managers, test systems engineers, and others who design and build the engines that power NASA spacecraft;

Space art: artists who use canvas, paper, and recycled materials (such as Shuttle tires) to document NASA's work and missions; and

Space science: astrobiologists, astromaterials curators, astronomers, astrophysicists, heliophysicists, planetary geologists, and others conducting research in the vast reaches of space.

In addition, one tent was devoted to collecting oral histories, not only from the NASA participants, but also from members of the general public, to record their memories of NASA's past as well as their visions for NASA's future. During the ten days of the Festival, roughly 300 recordings were logged and another 200 note cards were posted on the bulletin board.

James Deutsch was Program Curator and Dorey Butter was Program Coordinator; Kim Stryker was Family Activities Coordinator. The NASA Coordination Team included: Gale Allen, Beth Beck, Claudette Beggs, Luis Berrios, Rosalie Betrue, Sallie Bilbo, Dawn Brooks, Stacey Brooks, Beth Brown, Fred Brown, Joshua Buck, Todd Cannon, Tara Clopper, Carmel Conaty, Leslee Cork, Anita Davis, David Defelice, Steve Dick, Wanda Dockery, Kristen Erickson, Michelle Ferebee, Debbie Gallaway, Steve Garber, Elaine Gause, Ed Goldstein, Mary Ann Harness, Robert Hopkins, Jim Hull, Winnie Humberson, Cheryl Johnson, Michelle Jones, Dave Lavery, Laura Lewis, Steve Lighthill, Rocky Lind, Dan Lockney, Bonnie McClain, Linda Matthews-Schmidt, Bryon Maynard, Cheri Miller, Ruth Netting, Nora Normandy, Louis Parker, Tom Powers, Debbie Rivera, Carla Rosenberg, Karen Rugg, Bette Siegel, Mary Sladek, Tony Springer, Pam Steel, Jim Stofan, Ann Marie Trotta, Janelle Turner, Bert Ulrich, Erika Vick, Katie Veal Wallace, Derek Wang, Joey Williams, and Dan Woodard.

The program was produced in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Jacobs Technology Inc. was a Donor to the program. Contributors were Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and United Space Alliance.
label: Participants
content: Aeronautics

Tom Benson, 1947-, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Glenn Brehm, 1953-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Thomas Burns, 1957-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Lawrence Cooper, 1948-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Rich Coppenbarger, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California

Luci Crittenden, 1948-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Johnny Ellis, 1951-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Robert Everett, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Greg Gatlin, 1960-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Frank Jones, 1960-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Parimal Kopardekar, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California

Herbert Lawrence, 1948-, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Greg Poteat, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California

Thomas Prevot, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California

Ron Reisman, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California

Jim Sokolik, 1957-, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California

Robert D. Windhorst, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California

Earth Science

Brooke Carter, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Lin Chambers, 1963-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Jennifer Collings, 1986-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Rory Collins, 1981-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Roberta DiPasquale, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Steven Graham, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Irene Ladd, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Katherine Lorentz, 1979-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Louis Nguyen, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Claire Parkinson, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Margaret Pippin, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Steve Platnick, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

John Skelly, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

Stephanie Stockman, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

David Westberg, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Darrel Williams, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Great Observatories

Mindy Deyarmin, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Charles Diaz, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Hashima Hasan, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Maurice Henderson, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Mark Hubbard, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Anita Krishnamurthi, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Renee Leck, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Jim Perry, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Benjamin Reed, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Marion Riley, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Nzinga Tull, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Russell Werneth, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Food Lab

Jennifer J. Brogan, 1981-, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Vickie Kloeris, 1955-, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Kimberly Glaus-Läte, 1960-, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Sylvia Lai, 1951-, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Thomas Oziomek, 1981-, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Michele Perchonok, 1955-, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Future Missions

Mitzi Adams, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Bob Armstrong, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Stephan Davis, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Brian Day, 1957-, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California

Rajiv Doreswamy, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Jennifer Heldmann, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California

Robert Howard, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Anthony Lavoie, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Danielle Moran, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Keith Robinson, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Kimberly Robinson, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Human Spaceflight

John Allen, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Lynn Cline, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Pamela Covington, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Richard DeLombard, 1950-, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Dave Edwards, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

William Gerstenmaier, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

David Haakenson, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Nancy Rabel Hall, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Michael Hawes, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

William Hill, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Carol Jacobs, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Thomas Jones, NASA Astronaut, Retired

Humberto Sanchez, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Timothy Ryan Tawney, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Pierre Thuot, 1955-, U. S. Navy, Retired

Debbie Ramos Trainor, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Mark Uhran, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Ron Woods, 1946-, Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, Florida

International Space Station

Patrick Buzzard, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Gary Kitmacher, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Sam Ortega, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Kids' Space

Bill Anderson, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Gregg Buckingham, Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, Florida

Launch and Mission Control

Christine Chiodo, 1966-, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Sally Davis, 1958-, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Tuan Manh Doan, 1964-, Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, Florida

George Haddad, 1960-, Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, Florida

Tiffany Nail, Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, Florida

Lunar Outpost

Durlean Leslie Bradford, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Barbara Cohen, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Joy Dukemineer, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Sabrina Pearson, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Robert Singleterry, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Tim White, Huntsville Center for Technology, Huntsville, Alabama

Karen Whitley, 1957-, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

NASA-derived Technologies

Bruce Banks, Alphaport, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio

Peter Homer, Southwest Harbor, Maine

Sharon Miller, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Propulsion

Bartt Hebert, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi

Casey Kirchner, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi

Bryon Maynard, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi

Bradley Messer, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi

Elizabeth Messer, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi

Rosa Obregón, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi

Ben Powell, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi

Christine Powell, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi

Steve Taylor, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi

Bill Wrobel, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Robotics

Ken Fernandez, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Wendy Holforty, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California

Harley Thronson, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Space Art -- 

Chakaia Booker, 1953-, New York, New York

Les Bossinas, 1933-, Cleveland, Ohio

Nicky Enright, 1971-, New York, New York

Mary Edna Fraser, 1952-, Charleston, South Carolina

Pat Rawlings, 1955-, Houston, Texas

Space Science

Arthur Aikin, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Shadan Ardalan, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Shari Asplund, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Todd Barber, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Ron Bastien, Jacobs Engineering and Science Contract Group, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Dominic Benford, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Max Bernstein, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Jacob Bleacher, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Lora Bleacher, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Beth Brown, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Ginger Butcher, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Allan Cheuvront, Lockheed Martin, Denver, Colorado

Troy Cline, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

John Cooper, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Emilie Drobnes, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Therese Errigo, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Don Fairfield, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Lisa Fletcher, Jacobs Engineering and Science Contract Group, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Brenda Franklin, 1943-, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena California

Daniel Garrison, Jacobs Engineering and Science Contract Group, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Kevin Robert Grazier, 1961-, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Roger Harrington, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Jeffrey J.E. Hayes, 1957-, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Paul Hertz, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Steele Hill, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

David Hurd, 1962-, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, Pennsylvania

Terry Hurford, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Daniel Hurley, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Lindley Johnson, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Anne Kascak, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Michael Kelley, 1943-, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Terry Kucera, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Elaine Lewis, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Colette Lohr, 1975-, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Lou Mayo, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Aimee Meyer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Michael Meyer, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

David Mohr, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Andrea B. Mosie, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Keiko Nakamura-Messenger, Jacobs Engineering and Science Contract Group, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Carolyn Ng, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Tam Nguyen, 1948-, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Sten Odenwald, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Alexei Pevtsov, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Cecilia Satterwhite, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Carol Schwarz, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Thomas See, Jacobs Engineering and Science Contract Group, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Jim Thieman, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Jack Warren, Jacobs Engineering and Science Contract Group, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Heather Weir, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Randii R. Wessen, 1958-, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Michael Zolensky, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Space Shuttle

Dennis Chamberland, 1951-, Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, Florida

Joseph Lavelle, 1947-, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California

Maria Lott, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi

David Rainer, 1960-, Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, Florida

Nathan Sovik, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi

Katie Veal Wallace, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi
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