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John C. Stennis Space Center
(228) 688-3341 Aug. 12, 2004
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000
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NASA Public Affairs Office FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (228) 688-3341
COOTE AWARDED NASA EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. – David J. Coote, a NASA employee at Stennis Space Center (SSC) near Bay St. Louis, today has been awarded NASA’s prestigious Exceptional Achievement Medal.
The NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal is given for a significant, specific accomplishment or contribution clearly characterized by a substantial and significant improvement in operations, efficiency, service, financial savings, science or technology that contributes to NASA’s mission.
SSC Center Director Adm. Thomas Q. Donaldson V (USN, Ret.) and NASA Associate Administrator of the Space Operations Mission Directorate William F. Readdy presented the medal to Coote.
Coote, a resident of Slidell, is the chief of the Engineering Division for the Propulsion Test Directorate at SSC. He was given the award for assembling and leading a team of NASA and contractor engineers, system analysts and co-op and graduate students in developing the Propellant Systems Analysis Model (PSAM). The PSAM was built to meet engineering design and analysis challenges for rocket propulsion testing in support of the Next-Generation Launch Technology program and other Air Force, NASA and commercial rocket propulsion test programs. It offers an entirely new dimension of system design and analysis services for NASA rocket propulsion test customers and operations personnel.
Through PSAM, Coote has enhanced the value, efficiency, timeliness and cost-effectiveness of NASA’s test services by enabling key engineering analysis capabilities. The program’s simplicity, ease of use and ability to trace results have made it a benchmark analytical tool.
SSC, America’s largest rocket test complex, is NASA’s program manager for rocket propulsion testing and home to NASA’s Earth Science Applications Directorate.
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