J. Wayne Littles

Background

Littles, J. Wayne was born in 1939 in Moultrie, Georgia, SCIENCE/ENGINEERING0.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute Technology, 1962; Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Mech. Engineering, University Texas, 1969; graduate advanced management program, Harvard University.

Career

Aerospace engineer, Rocketdyne, Canoga Park, California, 1962-1964; research engineer, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Huntsville, Alabama, 1964-1967; engineer propulsion and vehicle engineering directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, from 1967; section chief Astronautics Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville branch chief, deputy division chief Structures and Propulsion Laboratory, Huntsville chief engineering analysis division science and engineering directorate, Huntsville, 1980-1983; deputy associate director for engineering, Huntsville, 1983-1984; associate director, Huntsville, 1984-1986; deputy director Science and engineering directorate, Huntsville, 1986-1988; director science and engineering directorate, Huntsville, 1988-1989; deputy director Center, Huntsville, 1989-1994; chief engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington, 1994; associate administrator Office Space Flight, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington, 1994-1996; director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Marshall Space Flight Center, since 1996.

Achievements

• J. Wayne Littles has been listed as a noteworthy Space flight center administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Connections

M. Bebe Blalock; children: Louise, Jay.

child:

Jay Littles

child:

Louise Littles