Littles new director of Marshall Space Flight Center

17 Jun 2002

Dr. J. Wayne Littles has been named the new Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL, NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin announced today. Littles will assume his new post on Feb. 3. Littles currently serves as the Associate Administrator for the Office of Space Flight. He will replace G. Porter Bridwell, who announced Jan. 11 he was retiring from NASA after 34 years of service.

"Dr. Littles has the necessary managerial and technical experience to lead Marshall into the 21st century," Goldin said. "As the Agency's Center of Excellence for space propulsion, I want Marshall to lead the world in research and development of next generation propulsion systems. Dr. Littles is uniquely qualified to provide the leadership necessary to meet that challenge."

Pending selection of a replacement, Wilbur Trafton, who currently serves as the director of the international Space Station program, will be the acting Associate Administrator for the Office of Space Flight.