- Graduated from Taylor University, Indiana, in 1983 with a
degree in Physics.
- Been with NASA for 16 years - first seven years as a
Project Engineer/Test Director at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia and the last
nine years at KSC.
- First female ever to be certified as a NASA Test Director
(NTD), and is, therefore, the first woman
to lead the team that launches NASA's astronauts into space - conducted over 60 Shuttle
Launch
Countdowns.
- Currently the Acting Chief of the Process Integration &
Implementation Office in the Shuttle Processing Directorate.
- Currently pursuing M. S. in Management from the Florida
Institute of Technology in
Melbourne, FL.
Bio last updated - November 1999
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Involvement
in pre-launch briefings can take one of three forms -- either as the master of
ceremonies, a presenter or a scriptwriter. The briefing is composed of two twenty
minute presentations -- one that focuses on KSC as a wildlife refuge and also provides an
overview of Shuttle processing, followed by a second presentation that highlights
projected mission, science and crew activities.
1999 was Debbie's first year participating as an
Launch Guest Presenter.
Involvement In Past
Launch Guest Briefings |
| Shuttle
Mission |
Master of Ceremonies |
Shuttle
Processing |
Crew/
Mission Science |
Script
Writer |
| STS-96, May
1999 |
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X |
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| STS-93, July
1999 |
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X |
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STS-103,
Dec. 1999 |
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X |
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