David A. King (engineer)
David A. King | |
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 Official NASA portrait of David A. King | |
| Born | 1961 or 1962 (age 61–62) |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at University of South Carolina, Master’s degree in business administration at Florida Institute of Technology |
| Occupation(s) | CEO at Dynetics, Inc. |
| Parent(s) | C. Leon King, Angeline P. King |
David Arnold King is an American engineer who was the tenth Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center located in Huntsville, Alabama. He was appointed to the position on June 15, 2003. He announced his retirement from NASA on March 26, 2009. Soon thereafter, King started in the position of Executive Vice President at Dynetics, Inc., a Huntsville-based defense contractor. He was promoted to President in 2013 and then to CEO in 2015.
King joined NASA in 1983 as a main propulsion system engineer. In subsequent roles, he also served as vehicle manager and flow director (1992–1996) for the Space Shuttle Discovery, overseeing preflight preparation, test and checkout of the orbiter.[2][3] He was appointed acting deputy director of the Installation Operations Directorate in 1995; deputy director of Shuttle Processing in 1996; Shuttle launch director in 1997; and director of Shuttle Processing in 1999.
King served as deputy director of the Marshall Space Flight Center from November 2002 until his appointment as director, and served as the senior on-site NASA official during recovery operations for the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
King has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of South Carolina, and in 1991 a master's degree in business administration from the Florida Institute of Technology.[4]
References
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- ^ http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/releases/1992/65-92_prt.htm
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ NASA - NASA'S Marshall Center Director David King Receives Presidential Rank Award - Nation's Highest Honor for Federal Service
External links
- NASA biography
- David A. King Named Marshall Space Flight Center Director
- King Retires as Director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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