William W. Parsons (NASA)

William W. Parsons
9th Director of the Kennedy Space Center
In office January 4, 2007 – October 26, 2008
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	James W. Kennedy
Succeeded by	Robert D. Cabana
5th and 7th Director of the Stennis Space Center
In office September 2005 – February 2006
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Thomas Q. Donaldson
Succeeded by	Richard Gilbrech
In office August 2002 – May 2003
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Roy Estess
Succeeded by	Thomas Q. Donaldson
Space Shuttle Program Manager
In office May 2003 – September 2005
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Ronald D. Dittemore
Succeeded by	N. Wayne Hale Jr.
Personal details
Born	United States
Alma mater	University of Mississippi University of Central Florida
Profession	Engineer

William W. (Bill) Parsons is an American engineer. He served as the ninth director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center, and as the fifth and seventh director of NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center.^[1]

Parsons served as Space Shuttle Program Manager from 2003 to 2005, and was instrumental in the Space Shuttle's return to flight in 2005 following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.