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<\/a><\/figure>NASA has selected Carlos Garcia-Galan as deputy manager for the Gateway Program. Garcia-Galan previously served as manager of the Orion Program\u2019s European Service Module Integration Office at Glenn Research Center.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI am tremendously excited to take on this new role and help lead development of humanity\u2019s first outpost in deep space,\u201d Garcia-Galan said. \u201cI\u2019m honored to join a top-class Gateway team around the world, as the first elements of the complex move toward completion.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Garcia-Galan brings more than 27 years of human spaceflight experience to the role. A native of Malaga, Spain, his career includes supporting assembly of the International Space Station as a flight controller in Houston and Korolev, Russia, during multiple Space Shuttle-International Space Station assembly flights. He joined the Orion program in 2010, serving in a variety of key technical and management roles, including management of integrated spacecraft design and performance, mission analysis, cross-program integration, and launch and flight operations support.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cCarlos is an outstanding manager and engineer, and I am extremely pleased to announce his selection for this position,\u201d said Vanessa Wyche, director of NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center. \u201cHis wealth of experience in human spaceflight, international partnerships, and the development and operations of deep-space spacecraft will be a huge asset to Gateway.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
While with the Orion Program, Garcia-Galan had a key role preparing the Orion team for the Artemis I mission by establishing the Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) concept of operations and leading the team through the Artemis I flight preparations until he transitioned into his role managing ESM integration. He later served as one of the Artemis I MER Leads supporting real-time flight operations during the successful Artemis I mission.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cCarlos brings a tremendous technical background and extensive leadership experience that will greatly benefit our program, augmenting our strong team as we progress towards deploying the lunar Gateway,\u201d said Gateway Program Manager Jon Olansen.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Throughout his career, Garcia-Galan has been recognized for his achievements, including receiving, the Honeywell Space Systems Engineer of the Year (Houston) award, the NASA Silver Achievement Medal, the Exceptional Achievement Medal, the Johnson Space Center Director\u2019s Commendation, the Orion Program Manager\u2019s Commendation, and the Silver Snoopy Award.<\/p>\n
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