Commercial Property : Commercial Office

Sunday 18 November 2012

Commercial Office

Edward J. Mango serves as the program manager for the Commercial Crew Program (CCP) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.The Commercial Crew Program is leading NASA's efforts to develop the next United States capability for crew transportation and rescue services to and from the International Space Station (ISS) and other low-Earth orbit destinations by the middle of the decade. The outcome of this capability is expected to stimulate and expand the U.S. space transportation industry.As program manager, Mango leads approximately 200 people, with almost half involved in the work at other NASA centers.In 2009, Mango served as the launch director for Ares I-X, the Constellation Program's first flight test. He was responsible for the management and direction for the prime launch team and the launch support team. In addition, he was the leader of the launch authority team, which was responsible for programmatic authority to perform the launch and flight test.