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Bill Parsons<\/p><\/div>\n

William \u201cBill\u201d Parsons no longer works for NASA, but as president and CEO of RD AMROSS LLC, the University of Mississippi engineering alumnus remains a fixture in the aerospace industry.<\/p>\n

A joint venture between Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne of Canoga Park, Calif., and NPO Energomash, a Russian rocket engine producer, the Cocoa Beach, Fla.-based company supplies a Russian rocket engine called the RD-180 that is used by United Launch Alliance on the Atlas V.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe RD-180 has been used on that vehicle for 12-plus years and has flown 39 successful flights from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and Vandenberg Air Force Station in California,\u201d Parsons said. \u201cA two-thrust chamber derivative of the RD-170, it packages the high performance, operability and reusability features of the RD-170 in a size to meet U.S. booster propulsion needs. We have two more launches from Cape Canaveral scheduled for this year, making a total of seven launches in 2012, and we have seven launches scheduled for 2013.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parsons joined RD AMROSS in April 2011. Pratt & Whitney provides manufacturing, mission engineering and management support, and it is licensed to produce the RD-180 in the U.S.<\/p>\n

Prior to joining RD AMROSS, Parsons was vice president of strategic space initiatives at Lockheed Martin. Before joining Lockheed Martin, he served as director of NASA\u2019s John F. Kennedy Space Center and served in other key positions, including deputy director of Kennedy Space Center, director of NASA\u2019s John C. Stennis Space Center, shuttle program manager for return to flight after the Columbia tragedy, and deputy director of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.<\/p>\n

Parsons has received numerous honors, including the Presidential Rank Award (Meritorious Executive), NASA\u2019s Exceptional Service Medal and Distinguished Service Medal, the National Intelligence Medal of Achievement and the Silver Snoopy. He also received the Engineer of Distinction and Alumni Hall of Fame awards from Ole Miss and the Alumnus of the Year award from the University of Central Florida.<\/p>\n

Patrick Scheuermann credits Parsons with helping him find his NASA career and his position as director of the John C. Stennis Space Center. Scheuermann is currently director of the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has a great knack to \u2018read people,\u2019 concentrate on their strengths and build on them and that of the team,\u201d Scheuermann said. \u201cI will always appreciate his mentorship, advice and guidance. He always made the time for me and others.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Scheuermann was chief operating officer at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. Scheuermann said that Parsons, who was named recovery director for Stennis and Michoud, helped personnel recover from the disaster, thanks to his ability to connect with individuals on many levels.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what I would have done in my capacity as COO if Bill had not been there for me as a leader and for the entire workforce to reassure us all,\u201d he said. \u201cHe was unwavering in his commitment to ensure proper resources would arrive at the right time.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy far, it is the most rewarding personal and professional experience of my life,\u201d he said. \u201cBill Parsons is one of the finest men and leaders I know.\u201d<\/p>\n

John Shannon, the last space shuttle program manager, said Parsons was an incredible mentor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout Bill Parsons\u2019 leadership, we would not have been able to return the space shuttle to flight,\u201d Shannon said. \u201cHe was the right person at the right time for NASA. It was an incredibly hard job, and he did it incredibly well.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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