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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
John H. Glenn Research Center
Lewis Field
Cleveland, Ohio 44135

Tammy L. Harrington

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Tammy L. Harrington is Acting Associate Director of the Space Flight Systems Directorate at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. In this position, she supports the Space Flight Systems Directorate in center-level activities related to the development of flight and ground systems in support of NASA's exploration and science objectives. Her focus is on improving project management processes, procedures, and infrastructure for successful flight hardware and technology development.

Prior to her appointment at Glenn, Harrington served as Senior Mission Integration Manager in the Launch Services Program at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. As Senior Mission Manager, she was responsible for managing the overall launch services integration and vehicle engineering of several high profile NASA missions such as the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Tracking and Data Relay Satellites and the Mars Science Laboratory.

Originally from Indiana, Harrington started her NASA career in 1985 at the Goddard Space Flight Center where she developed an expertise in the area of satellite orbit operations. In this role she provided maneuver guidance for several unique space flight projects, including the Advanced Composition Explorer, Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer and Compton Gamma Ray Observatory.

Throughout her almost 25 year NASA career, Harrington has demonstrated an ability to lead diverse NASA-wide and international teams in successfully completing complex spaceflight projects on time and within budget. Highlights of such accomplishments include managing the successful certification and launch of the first ever Atlas V launch vehicle. She has an outstanding record of performance in contract administration and procurement, including leading the process development and execution of multiple multimillion dollar NASA launch service contracts for several missions, including the Mars Science Laboratory and the Juno mission to Jupiter.

Harrington received her bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Maryland and her master's degree in applied mathematics from Johns Hopkins University. She has been the recipient of numerous NASA awards including a NASA Exceptional Achievement Award for her work on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory.

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