Daniel Saul Goldin (born July 23, 1940) served as the 9th and longest-tenured Administrator of

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from April 1, 1992, to November 17, 2001. He was appointed by President

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and also served under Presidents

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and

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. He is an entrepreneur and technologist. Most recently he is the founder of Cold Canyon AI, an innovation advisory company. His career has spanned numerous technologies and businesses in space science, aeronautics, national security, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence.

Early life

Born in

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, Goldin earned a

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degree in

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from the

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in 1962.

Career

He began his career at NASA's

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that year (1962), and worked on electric propulsion systems for human

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. Goldin left NASA after five years to work at the TRW Space and Technology Group in

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. Goldin spent 25 years at TRW, climbing to the position of Vice President and General Manager. He was NASA Administrator from 1992 to 2001, and was known for his support for a "Faster, better, cheaper" philosophy.''Space science: The telescope that ate astronomy'' Nature Billings 2010
/ref> He encouraged the team defining what would become JWST to use a larger beryllium mirror.

References

External links

NASA biography of Daniel Saul Goldin
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