Orion Program
The Orion Oral History Project includes interviews with individuals who have contributed significantly to the success of the Orion Program. The oral history sessions reflect experiences and insight on topics such as the early days of the Constellation Program and subsequent cancellation, the development of the Orion Program and spacecraft, and the challenges encountered in working toward the first successful launch of the Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1) on December 5, 2014.
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.
Titles listed reflect some of the positions that the subject held while involved with the program.
| Name | Interview Date | Position |
|---|---|---|
| James Bray | 7/13/2016 | Crew Module Director, Orion Lockheed Martin (Prime Contractor) |
| Charles W. Dingell | 8/3/2016 | Technical Lead/Chief Engineer, Orion Lead, CEV Phase 1 |
| Daniel Dumbacher | 6/21/2016 6/23/2016 | Deputy Associate Administrator, Exploration Systems Development, NASA Headquarters |
| James M. Free | 6/21/2016 7/6/2016 | Deputy Associate Administrator for Technical, NASA Headquarters; Glenn Research Center: Center Director; Director, Space Flight Management; Manager, Orion Office; Test and Verification Manager, Orion CEV; Manager, Orion Service Module |
| Mark S. Geyer | 6/24/2016 8/9/2016 1/26/1998 6/19/2018 6/20/2019 | Deputy Director, Johnson Space Center; Program Manager, MPCV Orion; Deputy Program Manager, Constellation Program; Manager, System Engineering and Integration, Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters |
| Mark A. Kirasich | 7/19/2016 8/8/2016 | Deputy Program Manager, MPCV Orion; Manager, Orion Program |
| Julie A. Kramer-White | 8/9/2016 4/26/2011 | Chief Engineer, MPCV (CEV) Orion |
| Charles M. Lundquist | 7/28/2016 7/29/2015 | Deputy Manager, Orion Program; Manager, Crew & Service Module, MPCV Program; Deputy Director, Constellation Program Office Test & Verification; Deputy Director, Constellation Program Office Systems Engineering and Integration |
| Paul F. Marshall | 7/19/2016 8/8/2016 | Assistant Program Manager, MPCV Orion; Assistant Manager, MPCV Strategy Integration |
| Don E. Reed | 7/18/2016 | Manager, Flight Test Management Office, MPCF (CEV) Orion |
| H. Kevin Rivers | 8/2/2016 | Deputy Director, Research Directorate, Langley Research Center Manager, MPCV Orion Launch Abort System Office |
| Rex J. Walheim | 6/20/2016 | Astronaut Representative, Orion Program; Chief, Exploration Branch, Astronaut Office Space; Shuttle Astronaut |
| Carol L. Webber | 7/13/2016 | Director, Orion Program, Exploration Mission 1 & 2, Lockheed Martin (Prime Contractor) |
| Scott B. Wilson | 6/22/2016 7/8/2016 | Manager, Production Operations, Orion Program, Kennedy Space Center |
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.
