“My dream was to launch rockets into outer space ever since I can remember. And I have been honored to do just that for many years. Now I am grateful to have the exciting opportunity to help share NASA’s amazing 60 years of history and experience with a huge array of private, corporate, governmental, educational and international partner organizations, of all fields, to help contribute to their future mission success and safety.
“A diverse environment is absolutely critical to our mission success. In the Space Program we encounter and do our best to successfully solve some of the most complex and time critical problems. Having a diverse workforce, which can bring many unique ideas and solutions to the table, greatly increases our chances of having subsequent mission success.”
— Mike Ciannilli, Program Manager for the Apollo Challenger Columbia Lessons Learned Program, Kennedy Space Center