Space Explorers Database

The Space Explorers Database contains names and background information of MSFC Employees and Contractors.

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Building a Space Exploration Wall of Honor

Space Exploration Wall of Honor Concept

The Space Exploration Wall of Honor Committee, chaired by former MRA President Rick Chappell, has completed a conceptual design for a phased creation of the Space Exploration Wall of Honor to be located on the grounds of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, honoring the 21,000+ NASA/MSFC employees and contractors  involved in the exploration of space and the companies which have joined with MSFC to make America’s space exploration possible.  This group comprises the Space Explorers Huntsville.

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Credits

This database was developed through the efforts of a Marshall Retirees Association (MRA) committee of volunteers.  The objective of the committee was to develop the list of all past and present Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) employees, as well as contractors (1960 – present time). It would not have been possible without the cooperation, assistance, and sources provided by the University of Alabama Huntsville Archives, MSFC Human Resources and the MSFC Historian, NASA Headquarters Applications Office and personal knowledge of committee members and the MRA.  Among those sources are multiple references furnished by MSFC, “Notables: Marshall Space Flight Center History and Reference Dictionary” by Dr. Charles A. Lundquist and published by the University of Alabama Huntsville, and past MSFC telephone books. 

 

The committee was led by Sandra Turner. Members were Parker Counts, Rick Chappell, Gray Settle, Danny Hightower, Dom Amatore, Ralph Hoodless, Mary Spaulding, Jean Payne, Annette Tingle, Linda Posey, Carol Byler, Jan Zielinski, Weldon Wallis, Barbara Shannon, Janice Young, Shirley Ellis, Bennie Jacks, Heidi Collier and Jack Stokes.  Implementation of the database on the MRA website was accomplished by Champion Inspirations, LLC.

Disclaimer

The information contained in this database is a work in progress and has been developed through a best efforts collaboration of the Marshall Space Flight Center, the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, and the Marshall Retirees Association researching numerous source documents. The purpose and intent of this undertaking is to honor all U.S. Government Civil Servants, as well as MSFC contractors, who have contributed to the exploration of space during their tenure at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center from 1960 to the present.  This undertaking was made with a goal of making the database as accurate as possible.  However, it is acknowledged that the information may not be 100% accurate as there may be inadvertent omissions, inaccuracies, or oversights.  As a result, in using this database and in keeping with the goal of making it as accurate as possible, it is requested that in the event you observe any potential inaccuracies and/or omissions, please visit the database website at www.marshallretirees.org and enter the correct information on the questionnaire for further analysis.

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It is imperative to acknowledge that in addition to the civil servants contained in this database, there are a significant number of NASA contractors that provided invaluable contributions to the exploration of space at the Marshall Space Flight Center during the period of 1960 to the present. The intent is to include the names of the companies and their employees in the database and these names are being collected.  Discussions are ongoing on the best approach to afford these companies and their employees appropriate recognition.  As a result, only minimal information pertaining to these contractors and their employees is now available in this database.