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Former Defense Secretary, Caspar Weinberger and Japanese Business Executives Visit Goddard

Mr. Jojnar greet Japanese Business Executives

Stan Wojnar, Assistant Head of the Mechanical Systems Division, AETD greets a member of the Japanese Business Mission to Bldg. 7/10.

Mr. Weinberger and Japanese executive on tour of SWIFT project

Tim Gehringer, SWIFT project manager describes elements of the SWIFT spacecraft undergoing checkout in Bldg. 7/10 to former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and members of the Japanese Business Mission delegation which visited Goddard on July 29.

Mitch Brown (far right), Associate Director, AETD and Stan Wojnar (right front) tour Forbes Chairman and former Reagan cabinet member Caspar Weinberger and a group of Japanese business executives through Bldg. 7/10 describing equipment and facilities used to prepare spacecraft for launch.

Group photo of Japanese Business Mission members and Mr. Townsen and Ms. McNally

Representatives from the Japanese Business Mission pose for a group picture in the Director's Conference Room with Deputy Director Bill Townsend and Associate Director Alison McNally. Seated to the right of Mr. Townsend in the picture is Forbes Chairman Caspar Weinberger who served as the 15th Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan. Forbes is sponsoring the Japanese Business Mission's visit to the United States. The Japanese Business Mission includes a number of Chairmen, CEOs, and Presidents of some of Japan's leading high tech companies, including Matsubishi Material Corp., Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.

Photos by Pat Izzo/293