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For release: 05/28/02
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Lumpkin County native Carl Preston Jones to lead key NASA space transportation area
Carl Preston Jones, a native of Lumpkin County, Ga., and a 20-year NASA veteran, has been promoted to a key position at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
Photo: Jones (NASA/MSFC)
Carl Preston Jones, a native of Lumpkin County, Ga., and a 20-year NASA veteran, has been promoted to a key position at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
Jones has been appointed manager of the Subsystems and Components Development Department of the Marshall Center’s Space Transportation Directorate. In his new position, he will oversee design and development of rocket engine components, and provide analysis and engineering support for the Space Shuttle main engines and future space transportation systems.
In his new role, Jones joins the Senior Executive Service, a distinguished corps of American men and women who administer public programs at the top levels of the federal government.
“I’m extremely pleased to have Preston Jones leading our efforts in this key department,” said Denny Kross, director of the Space Transportation Directorate at the Marshall Center. “Development of new and advanced engine technologies is critical to NASA’s mission, ensuring future space transportation and propulsion systems are the safest and most reliable ever designed. At the same time, it is NASA’s foremost goal to maintain excellence among existing engine technologies, especially the Space Shuttle Main Engine, which powers the vanguard of NASA’s space fleet.
“I’m confident Preston’s leadership will keep us flying high in years to come,” Kross added.
Jones began his career with NASA in 1982. During his 12-year tenure as an engineer and analyst for the Marshall Center’s Structural Dynamics Laboratory, he supported 80 Space Shuttle launches. In 1994, he took the first in a series of lead roles in various Marshall Center propulsion and engine system programs. In 1999, he was appointed deputy department manager of Marshall’s Technology Evaluation Department. In 2000, he took leadership of the systems and requirements team for the Space Shuttle Main Engine.
A native of Dahlonega, Ga., Jones earned an undergraduate degree at North Georgia College in Dahlonega and has completed graduate courses at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He has received a number of NASA service awards, among them NASA’s Exceptional Service Medal and the “Silver Snoopy” award, given to NASA employees by the Astronaut Corps for outstanding Space Shuttle Program service and support.
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NASA is the nation’s premier agency for development of reusable launch vehicle technologies. NASA’s Marshall Center is a key leader in this effort, aimed at enabling dramatic improvements in the safety, cost and reliability of future space transportation systems. NASA partners with cutting-edge industry leaders, the nation’s finest academic institutions and other government agencies to realize its ambitious space transportation goals.
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