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Joseph Delai is a mission manager in the International Space Station and Spacecraft Processing Directorate at NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Delai was born and raised in Boston, Mass. He attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla., where he attained his first aerospace engineering degree and completed the four-year U.S. Air Force ROTC program. Upon graduating, Delai was commissioned into the U.S. Air Force as a 2nd Lt.
After five years with the Air Force, Joe attained his second engineering degree and elected to work for NASA as an aerospace engineer. For seven years, he designed, built and tested various scientific experiments to fly on NASA's Spacelab missions.
His next six years were spent working on the third American International Space Station launch in the Space Station Hardware Integration Office. His primary job was to oversee and participate in the design, integration and testing of payloads, the verification of test requirements and resource requirements, and address budget issues.
Delai was also assigned to Kennedy Space Center's Government Relations Office for a year and served as Kennedy's state legislative liaison to the state of Florida in Tallahassee, as well as the international liaison for the space station.
August 2008
Biographies - Current Employees