Education
Northwestern State University.
Northwestern State University.
She began her career with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 1970. Prior to her appointment as director of the Space Center, Huntoon had, among other tasks, directed the study of how the human body adapts to space flight. At the time of her appointment to the Space Center, spokesman Brian Welsh said, "Women are coming into roles at National Aeronautics and Space Administration that in the Apollo years would have been unheard of.
We are moving to the point where it no longer will be news that women are in these kinds of positions."
On leaving the Space Center in 1996, Huntoon served United States. Presidents Bill Clinton and George West. Bush as the assistant secretary for environmental management of the United States Department of Energy, a position which required confirmation by the United States Senate.
As assistant secretary, Huntoon oversaw the cleanup of 113 nuclear sites in 30 states and one territory. She managed seven Department of Energy field offices, including the Savannah River site.
After retiring from government service, Huntoon became an independent consultant in the fields of energy and aerospace. She advises both government and the private sector on the proper disposal of radioactive nuclear wastes as well as the physiological responses to space traveling
Huntoon is a fellow in the American Astronautical Society, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the Aerospace Medical Association.
