June 14, 2010

Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1979 michael j braukus@nasa gov

Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette b madison@nasa gov

RELEASE: 10-145

NASA APPOINTS CONSTELLATION PROGRAM MANAGERS

WASHINGTON -- Lawrence D Thomas has been appointed manager of NASA's Constellation Program, which manages the effort to take humans beyond low-Earth orbit and develop the next generation launch vehicle and spacecraft

Charles M Stegemoeller has been appointed as deputy program manager He and Thomas will be based at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston

Thomas most recently served as the deputy program manager of the Constellation Program at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala He began his NASA career in 1983 as an aerospace systems engineer at Marshall's Science and Engineering Directorate

He served in leadership positions at Marshall including manager of the Systems Engineering and Analysis Office for the Second Generation Reusable Launch Vehicle Program Office, and chief of the Systems Engineering Division, Spacecraft and Vehicle Systems Department Thomas also spent two years at Johnson as manager of the Vehicle Analysis and Integration Office in the International Space Station Program

He earned a bachelor's degree in industrial and systems engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville; master's degree in industrial engineering from North Carolina State University; and doctorate in systems engineering also from Alabama

Stegemoeller most recently served as director of the program planning and control office for the Constellation Program He joined NASA in 1985 and served in several leadership positions within the Space Station Freedom and NASA/Mir Programs at Johnson He was later named associate director for the Office of Bioastronautics within the Space Life Sciences Directorate

Stegemoeller earned his bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station

For more information on the Constellation Program visit:

http://www nasa gov/constellation

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