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Commercial Crew & Cargo Program Office
The Commercial Crew & Cargo Program Office (C3PO) oral histories include interviews with many of the individuals who contributed to the success of the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program. Their efforts helped to realize the vision of cost-effective U.S. space transportation capabilities and a successful partnership with industry.
The interviews captured for this project were used in writing the COTS Final Report: Commercial Orbital Transportation Services, A New Era in Spaceflight.
The NASA History Office gathers first-hand experiences through oral history interviews from a variety of individuals serving in the NASA and contractor work force, eliciting details of procedures, processes, methodologies, rationale, and background of operations.
Read a copy of the COTS Final Report.
Titles listed reflect the positions that the subject held while involved with the program.
| Name | Interview Date | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Bretton Alexander | 3/18/2013 | Commercial Spaceflight Advocate |
| Jonathan A. Arena | 4/22/2013 | NASA Attorney |
| Randolph H. Brinkley | 5/1/2013 | Rocketplane Kistler President |
| Tim Buzza | 1/15/2013 | SpaceX Vice President of Launch and Test |
| Peter Capozzoli | 1/16/2013 | SpaceX Mission Manager |
| John Couluris | 1/15/2013 | SpaceX Senior Director, Launch and Mission Operations |
| Frank L. Culbertson | 6/4/2013 | Orbital Executive Vice President and General Manager, Advanced Programs Group |
| Joseph W. Cuzzupoli | 4/29/2013 | Rocketplane Kistler Vice President and K-1 (launch vehicle) Program Manager |
| Frank DeMauro | 6/4/2013 | Orbital Vice President and Program Director, COTS/Commercial Resupply Services |
| Kurt Eberly | 6/3/2013 | Orbital Deputy Project Director, Antares |
| Antonio L. Elias | 6/3/2013 | Orbital Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer |
| George D. French | 5/1/2013 | Rocketplane Kistler CEO |
| Lori M. Garver | 6/26/2013 | NASA Deputy Administrator |
| William H. Gerstenmaier | 6/12/2013 | NASA Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations |
| David Giger | 1/15/2013 | SpaceX Senior Director, Dragon Development Engineering |
| Courtney B. Graham | 3/19/2013 | NASA Attorney |
| Michael D. Griffin | 1/12/2013 | NASA Administrator, April 2005-January 2009 |
| Michael J. Horkachuck | 11/6/2012 1/16/2013 | NASA COTS Project Executive, SpaceX |
| Hans Koenigsmann | 1/15/2013 | SpaceX Vice President of Mission Assurance |
| Alan J. Lindenmoyer | 10/31/2012 11/7/2012 | NASA COTS Program Manager |
| Kathryn L. Lueders | 4/17/2013 | NASA ISS Transportation Integration Office Manager |
| Bruce A. Manners | 12/5/2012 | NASA COTS Project Executive, Rocketplane Kistler and Orbital |
| Alan Marty | 1/18/2013 | Venture Capitalist |
| James A. M. Muncy | 6/21/2013 | Commercial Spaceflight Advocate |
| George C. Nield | 3/20/2013 | Federal Aviation Administration Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation |
| Michael R. Pinkston | 6/3/2013 | Orbital Senior Vice President, Antares Program |
| Lisa P. Price | 5/14/2013 | NASA Budget Analyst |
| Karen M. Reilley | 3/19/2013 | NASA Attorney |
| Robert T. Richards | 6/4/2013 | Orbital Vice President, Human Spaceflight Systems |
| Gwynne E. Shotwell | 1/15/2013 | SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer |
| Dennis A. Stone | 11/26/2012 | NASA COTS Assistant Program Integration Manager |
| David W. Thompson | 6/3/2013 | Orbital Chairman, President, and CEO |
| Sumara Thompson-King | 3/19/2013 | NASA Deputy General Counsel |
| Valin B. Thorn | 12/17/2012 | NASA COTS Deputy Program Manager |
| Marc G. Timm | 6/12/2013 | NASA Headquarters COTS Program Executive |
| Michael C. Wholley | 3/19/2013 | NASA General Counsel |
| Amy V. Xenofos | 12/7/2012 | NASA Attorney |
The transcripts available on this site are created from audio-recorded oral history interviews. To preserve the integrity of the audio record, the transcripts are presented with limited revisions and thus reflect the candid conversational style of the oral history format. Brackets and ellipses indicate where the text has been annotated or edited for clarity. Any personal opinions expressed in the interviews should not be considered the official views or opinions of NASA, the NASA History Office, NASA historians, or staff members.
