Vanessa Weiss, a Clemson University alumnus as a staff member at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, said in a statement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The company said the South Carolina native was the first black woman to lead NASA’s space center. He has worked at NASA since 1989. Weiss’s main goal was to introduce Artemis I, the first manned mission to the moon in decades.
“I look forward to working with everyone as we push the moon forward and encourage a new generation of explorers to reach for the stars,” he said in the NASA statement.
He received his Bachelor of Engineering in 1985 and his Master of Bioengineering in 1987 from Clemson.Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences at Clemson. He grew up in Conway off the coast of Mart. According to NASA, she is an advocate for women in STEM and educational opportunities.
The Johnson Space Center is an all-inclusive center for space travel. As director, Wise will oversee the International Space Station, the American astronaut, and many deep space missions. He says he will oversee NASA’s efforts to commercialize space travel and the goal of getting the first woman and person of color to the moon. NASA was. More than 10,000 employees work at Johnson.
Weiss previously served as interim director of the Space Center, and NASA said he took over on May 3 after a former director resigned for health reasons.
Another woman, Janet Pedro, was appointed director of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Clemson’s strong relationships with the stars
The other two Clemson students are helping create America’s travels in space.
General John “Ray” heads the Raymond Space Force, which is focused on assisting other uniformed branches and allies of the United States in all matters related to space. Raymond graduated from Clemson in 1984 before joining the Air Force.
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1988 Clemson Alum leads NASA efforts. Charlie Blackwell-Thompson He graduated with a degree in computer science in 2004 before joining the space agency. He directs launch missions that NASA claims monitor the countdown and liftoff of many spacecraft missions. He lives at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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