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Gennaro Caliendo

Certification Manager

Gennaro Caliendo serves as NASA’s certification manager for the agency’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. He manages NASA’s certification efforts for Boeing’s privately owned and operated commercial space transportation system.

Caliendo ensures a thorough and disciplined review and implementation of International Space Station Crew Transportation and Services requirements. He also leads the effort for developing NASA’s Certification of Flight Readiness and endorsement strategy for certification across the program.

Experience

Previously, Caliendo worked with The Boeing Company during the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability initiative. As partner manager, Caliendo managed NASA’s overall engagement, agreement execution, technical insight, consultations and progress milestone certifications with Boeing. He also led the Partner Integration Team, called the PIT Crew, which was made up of a diverse team from numerous NASA sites, providing Boeing with the expertise from more than 50 years of human spaceflight operations.

Prior to joining CCP, Caliendo used his experience to help transform Kennedy’s spaceflight hardware processing and launch operations from single program focus activities to an environment that can support NASA and other government and commercial entities.

Caliendo joined NASA in 1987. Throughout his more than 30-year tenure, he has supported NASA’s Space Shuttle Program as a structures engineer, as well as the International Space Station with final assembly, operations, checkout and assembly of the various space station elements.

Awards

Caliendo has been honored with many awards, including Exceptional Service Medals for the development of a commercial partnership for the utilization of Kennedy facilities and for leading the Space Station Node 2 team and space station Engineering Division on final ground preparations of critical station flight hardware.

Education

Caliendo earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the New York Institute of Technology.

Biography last updated December 2018