Norman Knight has been appointed acting deputy director of the Johnson Space Center at NASA.
Norman Knight’s 25-Year NASA Career
The agency said Monday Knight is a NASA lifer who’s been with the agency for almost 25 years. He currently serves as the director of Johnson’s Flight Operations Directorate where he oversees a 2,400-strong workforce tasked with mission operations for NASA human spaceflight programs. He is also responsible for astronaut and aircrew training as well as aircraft operations.
Knight previously served as deputy director of flight operations and technical assistant for the Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations. He was the chief of the Flight Director Office for six years, where he oversaw all aspects of human spaceflight operations, including the International Space Station, exploration missions and commercial spaceflight.
The NASA executive also served as the flight director of the Space Shuttle and the ISS, where he oversaw several space missions. He started his NASA career as a Space Shuttle mechanical systems flight controller.
Steven Koerner, acting director of the Johnson Space Center, said, “Norm has an accomplished career within the agency. His leadership, expertise, and dedication to the mission will [undoubtedly] drive our continued success.”
“Human spaceflight is key to our agency’s mission and our Johnson team is unified in that goal,” said Knight. “The successes we see every day are the evidence of that. It never ceases to amaze me what our team is capable of.”
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