Conversations with NASA Featuring Marcia Lindstrom: Countdown to Launch
Date and Time
Monday May 16, 2022
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CDT
Location
Chamber Building
101 South Beaty Street
Athens, AL 35611
Fees/Admission
Free to Attend.
Description
NASA’s Space Launch System, the world’s most powerful rocket, is the backbone of Artemis lunar exploration and is essential to returning humans to deep space. Mrs. Lindstrom will discuss the Artemis I launch and will provide information on the progress NASA has made, and is continuing to make, for future Artemis missions and the goals/objectives for these missions.
Marcia L. Lindstrom,
Manager, Strategic Communications
NASA Space Launch System
Marcia Lindstrom leads the Strategic Communications team for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), America’s new super heavy-lift rocket that will launch humans to the Moon and send large, strategic payloads to numerous deep space destinations. Prior to joining the SLS team, Marcia managed the External Relations Office for NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, engaging with key stakeholders in government and the aerospace industry local and nationwide.
Prior to her role as lead of the External Relations Office, she served as the Communications Strategist for NASA Headquarters, leading the agency’s efforts for large-scale events. Marcia came to NASA after more than a decade of work at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Her tenure at the U. S. Space & Rocket Center involved development efforts such as restoration of the Saturn V and included a six-year stint as the Director of Operations for the Center’s world-renowned Space Camp programs. Marcia is a veteran of the United States Air Force.