LAWRENCE MOVES TO ROTATIONAL ASSIGNMENT AT NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE



August 25, 1998



Doug Peterson
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
(281/483-5111)

<h4>Release: J98-40</h4> <h3>Lawrence Moves to Rotational Assignment 
at National Reconnaissance Office</h3> 

Astronaut Wendy Lawrence (Cmdr., USN) has accepted a rotational 
assignment as the Deputy Director of the Strategy and Plans Office in 
the Advanced Systems and Technology Directorate of the National 
Reconnaissance Office. The reassignment was effective August 19.



A veteran of three space flights and two visits to Russia&rsquo;s Mir 
space station, Lawrence&rsquo;s extensive space flight experience 
will help her foster technology cooperation between the NRO and other 
technical partners.



"Wendy&rsquo;s work and experience at NASA will allow her to make 
unique contributions to future National Reconnaissance Office 
technology initiatives," said David C. Leestma, director of Flight 
Crew Operations. "She&rsquo;ll be quite effective in helping the NRO 
develop opportunities with its technology partners."



Lawrence remains a member of the astronaut corps during this 
rotational assignment, and will be eligible for spaceflight upon 
return to the Astronaut Office at the Johnson Space Center. Selected 
into the astronaut corps in 1992, she has logged 894 hours in space 
during her three missions, STS-67, STS-86 and STS-91.



For additional information on Lawrence, or any astronaut, see the NASA 
Internet biography home page at URL: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/

	
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