New JSC Center Director Named

NASA Names Former Astronaut Michael Coats New Johnson Space Center Director

“Michael L. Coats has been named director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Coats is a former astronaut, and he currently is vice president of Lockheed Martin Astronautics in Denver. He will become the ninth person to serve as director in the center’s 44-year history.”

New JSC Center Director, NASA Watch. 5 October 2005

“The name circulating around the agency as the new center director for JSC is former astronaut Michael Coats currently vice president and deputy for space exploration at Lockheed Martin.”