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Arthur G. Stephenson
Official NASA portrait of Art Stephenson
Born	1942 (age 69–70) New London, Connecticut
Education	Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at University of Redlands, Executive Program in Management at UCLA's John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management
Occupation	Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center

Arthur G. Stephenson (born 1942)^[1] was the ninth Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center located in Huntsville, Alabama. He served as Director from September 11, 1998 to May 2003.^[2]

Contents

1 Early years
2 Education
3 Career
4 References
5 External links

Early years

Stephenson was born in New London, Connecticut and finished his secondary schooling by graduating from Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California.

Education

A graduate of Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California (Los Angeles City Schools)
He attended University of Redlands in Redlands, California, obtaining a Bachelor of science degree in Electrical Engineering.
In later years, he completed the Executive Program in Management given by UCLA's John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management.

Career

Worked for TRW in Redondo Beach, California for 28 years
Was president of Oceaneering Advanced Technologies in Houston, Texas, at the time of his appointment as Director.
Joined NASA in 1998 to work on the reusable launch vehicle program (space shuttle).
Oversaw launch and continuing successful operation of the Chandra X-ray Observatory
Worked on research in microgravity.
Involved with NASA's Space Shuttle propulsion program.
Headed one of NASA's largest operations with a 2.3 billion dollar budget and 6500 employees.

Author Homer Hickam, Jr. (left) and Marshall Space Flight Center Director Art Stephenson during a conference at Morris Auditorium on July 16, 1999.

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Director Arthur Stephenson speaks at the X-34 rollout ceremony on April 30, 1999.

References

^ [1]
^ Spires, Shelby G.. "Marshall director says exit not connected to Columbia". The Huntsville Times: p. 1A. "The director of Marshall Space Flight Center is leaving his post in three weeks to take another NASA job here, but he denied Tuesday the move had anything to do with the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. In a hastily called news conference Tuesday morning, Marshall Director Art Stephenson told reporters he will step down from his $142,500-a-year job at Marshall..."

External links

NASA biography

v t e NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville, Alabama)

Directors:	von Braun Rees Petrone Lucas Thompson Lee Bridwell Littles Griner Stephenson King Lightfoot Goldman (acting)

Projects:	Space Shuttle Propulsion International Space Station Chandra X-ray Observatory Gravity Probe B Project Constellation Ares I Ares V Orion

NRHP sites:	Neutral Buoyancy Simulator Propulsion and Structural Test Facility Redstone Test Stand Saturn V Dynamic Test Stand Saturn V Dynamic Test Vehicle

Other:	Operation Paperclip Von Braun Team ABMA Redstone Arsenal Redstone Rocket U.S. Space & Rocket Center

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Name	Stephenson, Art
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Date of birth	1942
Place of birth	New London, Connecticut
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