DAVID P. FLOYD HONORED FOR ROLE IN SPACE PROGRAM

David P. Floyd, a Brevard County native, was among 52 Kennedy Space Center (KSC) employees who were honored recently for their exemplary work at the nation's spaceport.

Floyd received a bachelor of science in computer technology from University of Central Florida in 1986. A graduate from Merritt Island High School in 1980, he is the son of Lewis Floyd of Merritt Island and Agnes Hensley of Cocoa.

At NASA, Floyd has served as a senior software engineer since June 1987. Floyd is responsible for developing the Command and Control Software for the Hazardous Gas Detection System (HGDS), developing the Graphical User Interface and the Command and Control Software for the Ground Measurement System (GMS) and software modification and enhancement for the Hydrogen Umbilical Mass Spectrometer System.

Floyd and his wife Jennifer Schwalb Floyd currently reside in Cocoa Beach.

The Honoree Award is the highest form of recognition bestowed upon an employee by the NASA Space Flight Awareness Program. The 52 employees selected were part of a contingent of some 250 NASA and contractor employees from throughout the space agency being honored for the professional dedication and outstanding achievement in support of the human spaceflight program.

The Honorees were given a VIP tour of Kennedy Space Center and attended a special reception. Honoring them were several astronauts and senior officials from NASA and the space industry. The Honorees were also taken to a special viewing area to watch the STS-103 launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery on Dec. 19.

Kennedy Space Center is the launch site and preferred landing site for NASA’s Space Shuttles. STS-103 was the third shuttle flight dedicated to servicing the Hubble Space Telescope.

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