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<\/a><\/figure>Clayton P. Turner will serve as the associate administrator of the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD<\/a>) at the agency\u2019s headquarters in Washington, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday. His appointment is effective immediately.<\/p>\n Turner has served as the acting associate administrator of STMD since July. In this role, Turner will continue to oversee executive leadership, strategic planning, and overall management of all technology maturation and demonstration programs executed from the directorate enabling critical space focused technologies that deliver today and help create tomorrow.<\/p>\n \u201cUnder Turner\u2019s skilled and steady hand, the Space Technology Mission Directorate will continue to do what it does best: help NASA push the boundaries of what\u2019s possible and drive American leadership in space,\u201d said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. \u201cI look forward to what STMD will achieve under Turner\u2019s direction.\u201d<\/p>\n As NASA embarks on the next era of space exploration, STMD leverages partnerships to advance technologies and test new capabilities helping the agency develop a sustainable presence on the Moon and beyond. As associate administrator of STMD, Turner will plan, coordinate, and evaluate the mission directorate\u2019s full range of programs and activities, including budget formulation and execution, as well as represent the programs to officials within and outside the agency.<\/p>\n Previously, Turner served as NASA Langley Research Center Director since September 2019 and has been with the agency for more than 30 years. He has held several roles at NASA Langley, including engineering director, associate center director, and deputy center director. Throughout his NASA career, he has worked on many projects for the agency, including: the Earth Science Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation Project; the materials technology development Gas Permeable Polymer Materials Project; the Space Shuttle Program\u2019s Return to Flight work; the flight test of the Ares 1-X rocket; the flight test of the Orion Launch Abort System; and the entry, descent, and landing segment of the Mars Science Laboratory.<\/p>\n In recognition of his commitment to the agency and engineering, Turner has received many prestigious awards, such as the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, the NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal. He is also an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and a Board of Trustees member of his alma mater, Rochester Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n NASA Glenn Research Center Deputy Director, Dawn Schaible, became acting Langley Center Director in July and will continue to serve in this role. At NASA Langley, Schaible leads a skilled group of more than 3,000 civil servant and contractor scientists, researchers, engineers, and support staff, who work\u00a0to advance\u00a0aviation, expand understanding of Earth\u2019s\u00a0atmosphere,\u00a0and\u00a0develop technology\u00a0for\u00a0space exploration.<\/p>\n For more about Turner\u2019s experience, visit his full biography online at:<\/p>\n https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/48UmkmS<\/a><\/p>\n -end-<\/p>\n Meira Bernstein \/ Jasmine Hopkins
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