Dr. Noel Hinners

Retired, Lockheed Martin Astronautics

Dr. Noel W. Hinners is a Senior Research Associate at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics and lecturer on space policy at the University of Colorado. He retired in January, 2002 from Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver where he was vice president of Flight Systems with responsibility for NASA's Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Surveyor Program, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Stardust and Genesis Discovery missions, Space (Nuclear) Power Systems and Mission Operations for NASA/LM planetary missions. Dr. Hinners served as associate deputy administrator and chief scientist of NASA from 1987 to 1989. From 1982 to 1987, Dr. Hinners was director of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. From 1979 to 1982 he was director of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and from 1974 to 1979 NASA's associate administrator for Space Science. From 1972 to 1974 he was NASA's director of Lunar Programs. Before entering government service, Dr. Hinners was department head of Lunar Exploration with Bellcomm, Inc., which he joined as a member of the technical staff in 1963. Dr. Hinners received his BS degree in Agricultural Research from Rutgers University in 1958, an MS in Geochemistry from the California Institute of Technology in 1960 and a Ph.D. in Geochemistry from Princeton University in 1963.