NASA Test Director to Speak At Space History Museum

Timothy Potter, a NASA Test Director and a Ground Operations Manager in the Launch and Landing Division of the Space Shuttle Processing directorate at the Kennedy Space Center, will be speaking at the New Mexico Museum of Space History on Saturday, March 21, at 1:00 pm on the museum’s first floor. Potter, who is in the Alamogordo area in support of the Space Shuttle Discovery mission, will give a presentation on Space Shuttle Processing and an Overview of the International Space Station.
Potter’s career with NASA started in 1990, when he was assigned to the Space Shuttle Launch and Flight Operations Directorate. He also served for seven years managing the Payload Ground Operations Contract to ready all the Space Station flight hardware elements for flight. Potter was also a Project Manager to the Space Launch Initiative, 2nd Generation Reusable Launch Vehicle Program and the Next Generation Launch Technologies Program. He also served at NASA headquarters as a Program Assistant for Mission Studies and Engineering Analysis for the Program Manager of Project Prometheus, NASA’s Nuclear Space Initiative.
“We are very happy that Mr. Potter has taken time out of his busy schedule to speak to our visitors here at the museum. His experience with NASA speaks for itself and we welcome the opportunity to have him, especially in light of the successful launch of the space shuttle,” said Cathy Harper, Marketing and Public Relations Director for the facility. Potter’s presentation for the public will be at 1:00 pm, Saturday, March 21, on the first floor of the museum. His presentation is subject to change without. Currently, a live NASA feed is being shown on a large screen television on the fourth floor of the museum to keep visitors informed of the progress of the current space shuttle mission, STS-119.
The New Mexico Museum of Space History is a division of the NM Department of Cultural Affairs. For more information, call 505-437-2840 or toll free 1-877-333-6589 or visit the website at www.nmspacemuseum.org.