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SP-4012 NASA HISTORICAL DATA BOOK: VOLUME III

PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS 1969-1978

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Phase I

January 1969-September 27, 1975

 

 

Administrator/Deputy Administrator

Associate Administrator, Office of Space Science and Applications (John E. Naugle; Noel W. Hinners, June 1974)

Director, Launch Vehicle and Propulsion Program (Joseph B. Mahon)

Chief, Program Review and Resource Management (Edward J. Kunec)

Technical Assistant (Jay A. Salmanson); added 1972

Manager, Medium Launch Vehicles Program (Theodrick B, Norris; vacant, mid-1974-1975)

Manager, Improved Centaur (William L. Lovejoy; vacant, fall-winter 1973); added 1970; dropped early 1974

Manager, Altas-Centaur (Norris, acting, 1969; F. Robert Schmidt, 1970)

Manager, Titan III (Norris, acting, 1970-1973; Roger Mattson, 1974; vacant, mid-1975); added 1970

Manager, Small Launch Vehicles and International Program (Robert W. Manville; Isaac T. Gillam, IV, June 1973)

Manager, Agena (Lovejoy; Manville, acting, 1970-1973); dropped fall 1973

Manager, Delta (Gillam; Peter Eaton, June 1973)

Manager, Scout (Paul E. Goozh)

Manager, Advanced Program and Technology Program (Joseph E. McGolrick)

Manager, Advanced Planning (B. C. Lam); added 1971

Manager, Supporting Research and Technology (Joseph W. Haughey); added 1971

 

 

Phase II

September 28, 1975 - Fall 1976

 

 

 

Administrator/ Deputy Administrator

Associate Administrator, Office of Space Flight (John F. Yardley)

Director, Expendable Launch Vehicles program (Mahon)

Chief, Program Review and Resource Management (Kunec)

Technical Assistant (Salmanson)

Manager, Interim Upper Stage (Jack W. Wild); added early 1976

Manager, Medium Launch Vehicle Program (Mahon, acting)

Manager, Atlas-Centaur (Schmidt)

Manager, Titan III (vacant, 1975; Lam, early 1976)

Manager, Small Launch Vehicles and International Program (Gillam; Mahon, acting, early 1976)

Manager, Delta (Eaton)

Manager, Scout (Goozh)

Manager, Atlas F (Salmanson); added early 1976

Manager, Advanced Program and Technology Program McGolrick)

Manager, Advanced Planning (Lam); dropped early 1976

Manager, Supporting Research and Technology (Haughey); dropped early 1976

Director, Advanced Studies (Wild); added mid-1976

 

 

Phase III

Fall 1976 - December 1978

 

 

 

Administrator/ Deputy Administrator

Associate Administrator, Office of Space Flight; changed to Office of Space Transportation Systems, November 1977 (Yardley)

Director, Expendable Launch Vehicles Program (Mahon)

Deputy Director, Expendable Launch Vehicles Program (Robert 0. Aller); added 1978

Chief, Program Review and Resource Management (Kunec)

Director, Small and Medium Launch Vehicles Program (McGolrick)

Manager, Atlas-Centaur (Schmidt)

Manager, Titan III (Lam)

Manager, Delta (Eaton)

Manager, Scout (Goozh)

Manager, Atlas F (Salmanson)

Director, Upper Stages (Wild)

Chief, Space Transportation Systems Support Projects (Aller, acting, mid-1978; William D. Goldsby, winter 1978); added mid-1978

* See also table 2-1 for details on Apollo, Skylab, and Shuttle management; and table 5-1 for details on the management of advanced propulsion programs (chemical and nuclear).