Michael D. Leinbach

Michael D. Leinbach
Mike Leinbach and First Lady Laura Bush watch the successful launch of Discovery's "Return to Flight" mission STS-114.
Born
Reading, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.S. Architecture,
M.E. Civil Engineering
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
EmployerNASA
TitleShuttle Launch Director[1]
SpouseCharlotte Leinbach[1]
Bolden, left, congratulates Leinbach and the launch team in Firing Room Four of the Launch Control Centre for a successful launch of STS-130.

Michael D. Leinbach (born c. 1953) is an aerospace engineer who was the former Shuttle Launch Director at NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida.[1] He was responsible for activities in the overall shuttle launch countdown, including planning, policy, and execution.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d NASA (2007). "Michael D. Leinbach - Shuttle Launch Director, Shuttle Processing Directorate". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved September 30, 2007.