Wed, Jan 18, 2012
Former NASA Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach Tapped For
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced Monday that Mike Leinbach
has joined the company as the Director of Human Spaceflight
Operations. "We are fortunate to have Mike with his wealth of human
spaceflight experience join the ULA team," said George Sowers,
ULA's vice president of Business Development. "His background in
leading overall space shuttle launch activities for more than a
decade, executing 37 space shuttle launches, will be invaluable as
we develop human spaceflight capabilities for our Atlas and Delta
systems."
Prior to joining ULA, Leinbach (pictured, standing) had a
distinguished 27-year career with NASA at Kennedy Space Center.
Beginning in 2000, he led the launch team for all space shuttle
missions, serving as the final "go" for launch, and as the senior
operations expert for all flight elements and ground support
equipment processing. "With ULA having been selected as the launch
vehicle of choice for three of the four Commercial Crew Development
companies, Mike's expertise in human launch systems provides a
strong synergy in bringing together two world-class launch
cultures," said Jerry Jamison, vice president of Launch
Operations.
Leinbach has been honored with numerous awards including the
2004 Presidential Rank Award, NASA's Exceptional Service Medal and
NASA's Medal for Outstanding Leadership. He holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in architecture and a Master of Engineering in civil
engineering with emphasis in structural dynamics from the
University of Virginia. (Image provided by NASA)
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