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<\/a><\/figure>NASA has selected Stephen Koerner as acting director of Johnson Space Center<\/a>. Koerner previously served as Johnson\u2019s deputy director.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is an honor to accept my new role as acting director for Johnson,\u201d Koerner said. \u201cOur employees are key to our nation\u2019s human spaceflight goals. I am continually impressed with what our workforce accomplishes and am proud to be named the leader of such an incredible team dedicated to mission excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n Koerner previously served as deputy director of NASA Johnson beginning in July 2021, overseeing strategic workforce planning, serving as Designated Agency Safety Health Officer (DASHO), and supporting the Johnson Center Director in mission reviews. Before his appointment to deputy director, Koerner served as director of the Flight Operations Directorate (FOD) for two years. In that role, he was responsible for selecting and protecting astronauts, and for the planning, training, and execution of human space flight and aviation missions. He managed an annual budget of $367 million, 600 civil servants and military personnel, and 2300 contractor personnel.\u00a0 He oversaw the Astronaut Office, the Flight Director Office, the Mission Control Center, human spaceflight training facilities, and Johnson\u2019s Aviation Operations Division. During this tenure he was also responsible for FOD\u2019s flight readiness of the first commercial human spaceflight mission, ushering in a new era of domestic launch capability and the return of American astronauts launching from American soil.\u00a0<\/p>\n Prior to assuming his position as director of Flight Operations, Koerner served in several senior executive roles, including:<\/p>\n Koerner joined Johnson full-time in 1992. He has extensive operations experience including serving as an environmental systems space shuttle flight controller, where he supported 41 space shuttle flights in Mission Control. Since that time, he has served in a series of progressively more responsible positions, including lead for two International Space Station flight control groups, chief of the space station\u2019s Data Systems Flight Control Branch, chief of the Mission Operations Directorate\u2019s Management Integration Office, and as the Mission Operation Directorate\u2019s manager for International Space Station operations.<\/p>\n Additional special assignments throughout his career include:<\/p>\n \u201cSteve has an accomplished career serving human spaceflight. His vision and dedication to the Johnson workforce makes him the perfect person to lead the Johnson team forward as acting director,\u201d said Vanessa Wyche, NASA acting associate administrator. \u201cSteve is an asset to the center and the agency\u2014as both a proven technical expert and a leader.\u201d<\/p>\n Throughout his career, Koerner has been recognized for outstanding technical achievements and leadership, receiving two Superior Accomplishment Awards, the Outstanding Leadership Medal, the Johnson Space Center Director\u2019s Commendation Award, two group achievement awards, the Exceptional Service Medal, and the Presidential Rank Award.<\/p>\n Koerner is a native of Stow, Ohio. He earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Akron in Ohio, and a master\u2019s degree in business administration from LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas.<\/p>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a> NASA has selected Stephen Koerner as acting director of Johnson Space Center. Koerner previously served as Johnson\u2019s deputy director. \u201cIt is an honor to accept my new role as acting director for Johnson,\u201d Koerner said. \u201cOur employees are key to our nation\u2019s human spaceflight goals. I am continually impressed with what our workforce accomplishes and [\u2026] Continue reading \n
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