Arthur Eugene "Gene" Goldman (born November 10, 1953) is the executive director for

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's Southeast Space Operations division. Before retiring from

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in August 2012, he last served as acting director of the

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located in

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. He was appointed as acting director effective March 5, 2012, following the promotion of the previous director, Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr., to Acting Associate Administrator of NASA. Goldman earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from

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in 1977. Goldman joined NASA in 1990 as a project engineer in the Marshall Shuttle Project Integration Office. Goldman currently serves as the BWXT Director of NASA Programs.

Awards and honors

Over the course of Goldman's NASA career, he has been honored multiple times for his work with the agency. In 2002, he was awarded the

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for "advocacy of small business". In 2007, he received the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal for his work as main engine project manager for the

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. In 2010, he was presented the

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for "sustained extraordinary accomplishment" with NASA. Goldman was inducted into the

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Hall of Fame in 2010 for career achievement.

After NASA

On July 9, 2012,

announced that Goldman would be leaving NASA on August 3, 2012, to become the executive director for its Southeast Space Operations division effective August 6, 2012. Marshall's associate director for management, Robin Henderson, replaced Goldman as acting director of the center.

References

External links

Biography, Arthur Goldman, Acting Director Marshall Space Flight Center
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goldman, Arthur E. Living people Directors of the Marshall Space Flight Center Mississippi State University alumni 1953 births