Former leaders to address SSC workers

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - The first of a series of NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center Legends Lecture Series for Stennis employees is scheduled for Nov. 9. The series celebrates leadership excellence during the transition between the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs. It kicks off the year-long celebration of Stennis Space Center’s 50th anniversary. The three former NASA leaders will offer remembrances about the move from Apollo lunar missions to low-Earth orbit space shuttle missions during the 1970s. Former leaders scheduled to visit are Jerry Hlass, former Stennis Space Center director, George Hopson, former space shuttle main engine project manager, and J.R. Thompson, former NASA deputy administrator. Each former leader will speak during a 1 p.m. session for Stennis employees. (Source: NASA, 11/05/10)