Art Stephenson

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Arthur G. Stephenson
Official NASA portrait of Art Stephenson
Education	Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at University of Redlands, Executive Program in Management at UCLA's John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management
Occupation	Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center

Art Stephenson was the ninth Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center located in Huntsville, Alabama. He served as Director from September 11, 1998 to May 2003.

1 Early years
2 Education
3 Career
4 External links

[edit] Early years

Stephenson was born in New London, Connecticut and finished his secondary schooling by graduating from Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California.

[edit] Education

He attended University of Redlands in Redlands, California, obtaining a Bachelor of science degree in Electrical Engineering.
In later years, he completed the Executive Program in Management given by UCLA's John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management.

[edit] Career

Worked for TRW in Redondo Beach, California for 28 years
Was president of Oceaneering Advanced Technologies in Houston, Texas, at the time of his appointment as Director.
Joined NASA in 1998 to work on the reusable launch vehicle program (space shuttle).
Oversaw launch and continuing successful operation of the Chandra X-ray Observatory
Worked on research in microgravity.
Involved with NASA's Space Shuttle propulsion program.
Headed one of NASA's largest operations with a 2.3 billion dollar budget and 6500 employees.

Author Homer Hickam, Jr. (left) and Marshall Space Flight Center Director Art Stephenson during a conference at Morris Auditorium on July 16, 1999.

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Director Arthur Stephenson speaks at the X-34 rollout ceremony on April 30, 1999.

[edit] External links

NASA biography

v • d • e NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville, Alabama)

Directors:	von Braun · Rees · Petrone · Lucas · Thompson · Lee · Bridwell · Littles · Griner · Stephenson · King (current)

Projects:	Space Shuttle Propulsion · International Space Station · Chandra X-ray Observatory · Gravity Probe B · Project Constellation · Ares I · Ares V · Orion

Other:	ABMA · Redstone Arsenal/Rocket · Operation Paperclip · U.S. Space & Rocket Center

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