Morrow, George - Biography

George Morrow is the Deputy Director of Flight Programs and Projects at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and has served in this position since March 2003. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of the more than 40 Space and Earth Science missions in formulation or implementation at Goddard as well as the coordination of the Earth Science Technology Office and the Advanced Concepts and Technology Office.

Mr. Morrow began his career at Goddard in 1983 in the Space Power Applications Branch as the Lead Spacecraft Battery Systems Engineer. He led the design, fabrication, and test efforts for flight battery systems for all Goddard projects including the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite, LandSat, the Cosmic Background Explorer, the Gamma Ray Observatory, the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).

From November 1988 to April 1994, Mr. Morrow served in various increasingly responsible systems engineering and observatory management positions in the HST program in support of the first HST Servicing Mission. From April 1994 until May 1997, he was the Deputy Project Manager of the HST Flight Systems and Servicing Project. He oversaw all activities within or outside NASA which affected program cost, technical reliability, and schedule. Mr. Morrow served as the Deputy Associate Director of Flight Projects for HST from May 1997 until January 1998.

In January 1998, Mr. Morrow was assigned as the Earth Observing System (EOS) PM (later named Aqua) Project Manager. He was responsible for all aspects of the development, test, and launch of the $900M EOS PM Observatory, which included direct management of 8 complex science instruments - two of which were contributions from foreign entities (Japan and Brazil).In February 2001, Mr. Morrow left government service to become the Vice President and Division Manager of a private aerospace company in the Washington metro area. He returned to Goddard in March 2003 as the Deputy Director of Flight Programs and Projects but served until April 2004 as the Acting Associate Director of Flight Programs and Projects for EOS. In this acting capacity, he was responsible for the management of 6 complex missions in development and 11 operating missions.

Mr. Morrow received the NASA Exceptional Service Medal in 1994. In addition, he is the recipient of numerous NASA and Goddard Group Achievement and Special Act awards. Mr. Morrow received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia and a Masters of Engineering Administration degree from George Washington University.