JoAnn H. Morgan
American aerospace engineer · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1940 · age 85
JoAnn Hardin Morgan is an American aerospace engineer who was the first female engineer at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) John F. Kennedy Space Center and the first woman to serve as a senior executive at Kennedy Space Center.
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Joann Morgan was the only female engineer in the firing room at the launch of Apollo 11
JoAnn H. Morgan (then Director of External Relations and Business Development at KSC) with STS-112 Pilot Pamela Melroy (left) and Mission Specialist Sandra Magnus (center) after the landing of Space Shuttle AtlantisAwards
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For her work at NASA, Morgan was honored by U.S. President Bill Clinton as a Meritorious Executive in 1995 and 1998. Prior to her retirement in 2003, she held various leadership positions over 40 years in the human space flight programs at NASA. Morgan served as the director of the External Relations and Business Development during her final years at the space center.
