G. Scott Hubbard | |
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Born | Lexington, Kentucky U.S. | December 27, 1948
Other names | Scott Hubbard |
Alma mater | Vanderbilt University University of California, Berkeley |
Known for | Restructuring NASA's Mars Program, known as the first "Mars Czar" |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Aeronautics and Astronautics |
Institutions | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, NASA, Stanford University |
Website | gscotthubbard.com |
G. Scott Hubbard (born December 27, 1948) is a physicist who has been engaged in space-related research as well as program, project and executive management for more than 45 years including 20 years with NASA, culminating as director of NASA's Ames Research Center. As of 2012, Hubbard chairs SpaceX Safety Advisory Panel,[5] he previously served as the NASA representative on the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, was NASA's first Mars program director and restructured the Mars program in the wake of mission failures.[6][7]
San Francisco Chronicle-2012.02.29
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