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Dignitaries who participated in the dedication of the NASA Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., included (from left), Mayor James Ledford of Palmdale; Shane Walter, City of Palmdale building and safety officer; Jerry McKee, deputy associate director for management at NASA Dryden; David McBride, acting director of NASA Dryden; U.S. Rep. Howard McKeon; retired Dryden director Kevin Petersen; Steve Schmidt, director of the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility; NASA Dryden chief counsel David Samuels; California state senator George Runner and California state assemblyman Steve Knight. Walter, McKee, Petersen and Samuels were cited by the city for their efforts to establish the facility.April 9, 2009
NASA Photo / Tom Tschida