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NASA image: KSC-07PD-1807
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Jun 26, 2007

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Official portrait of William W. "Bill" Parsons, director of the John F. Kennedy Space Center.

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NASA image: KSC-07-S-00001
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Jan 4, 2007

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William W. Parsons, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, welcomes visitors to the Kennedy Web site and invites...

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NASA image: Bill Parsons with Discovery Processing Team
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Aug 29, 2003

Bill Parsons with Discovery Processing Team

Shuttle Program Manager Bill Parsons praises the Discovery processing team for their successful power-up of the...

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NASA image: Bill Parsons with Discovery Processing Team
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Aug 29, 2003

Bill Parsons with Discovery Processing Team

In the Orbiter Processing Facility, Shuttle Program Manager Bill Parsons, center, is briefed on Orbiter Major...

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NASA image: Bill Parsons with Discovery Processing Team
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Aug 29, 2003

Bill Parsons with Discovery Processing Team

Shuttle Program Manager Bill Parsons, right, is briefed on Orbiter Major Modifications (OMM) that were recently...

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NASA image: Bill Parsons with Discovery Processing Team
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Aug 29, 2003

Bill Parsons with Discovery Processing Team

United Space Alliance workers explain tile installation around Discovery’s nose landing gear to Shuttle Program...

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NASA image: Bill Parsons with Discovery Processing Team
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Aug 29, 2003

Bill Parsons with Discovery Processing Team

Mark McGee (right) shows the bead blasting completed on the rudder speed brake on orbiter Discovery to Shuttle...

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NASA image: Return to the Pad: Astronaut Michael Collins Reflects on Apollo
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Jul 16, 2019

Return to the Pad: Astronaut Michael Collins Reflects on Apollo

On July 16, 2019, the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch to the Moon, Jessica Parsons, right, technical...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  William (Bill) W. Parsons,  named Space Shuttle Program Manager, Johnson Space Center, Houston, in May 2003.
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May 20, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - William (Bill) W. Parsons, named Space Shuttle Program Manager, Johnson Space Center, Houston, in May 2003.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - William (Bill) W. Parsons, named Space Shuttle Program Manager, Johnson Space Center,...

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NASA image: KSC Director Parsons and JSC Director Coats during STS-120 launch
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Oct 23, 2007

KSC Director Parsons and JSC Director Coats during STS-120 launch

STS120-S-012 (23 Oct. 2007) --- In the firing room of the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, KSC...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Official portrait of William W. "Bill" Parsons, director of the John F. Kennedy Space Center. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
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Jun 26, 2007

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Official portrait of William W. "Bill" Parsons, director of the John F. Kennedy Space Center. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Official portrait of William W. "Bill" Parsons, director of the John F. Kennedy Space...

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NASA image: Officials welcome the arrival of the Japanese Experiment Module
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Apr 17, 2007

Officials welcome the arrival of the Japanese Experiment Module

In the Space Station Processing Facility, NASA and Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency (JAXA) officials...

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NASA image: ARC-1957-A-22882
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Jul 24, 1957

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Smith J. DeFrance and J.F Parsons in Directors office

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NASA image: Space Biology Being Studied on the International Space Station (ISS)
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Jun 5, 2023

Space Biology Being Studied on the International Space Station (ISS)

Dr. Jeffrey D. Smith, Professor Anna-Lisa Paul, and Dr. Patricia Parsons-Wingerter talk about space biology...

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NASA image: ARC-1958-A-23886
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May 19, 1958

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NACA Photographer John F Parsons, Ames Assistant Director

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NASA image: KSC-07pd0043
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Jan 10, 2007

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Center Director Bill Parsons responds to a question from the media in the NASA News...

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NASA image: KSC-07pd0042
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Jan 10, 2007

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Center Director Bill Parsons talks to the media in the NASA News Center Auditorium. He...

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NASA image: KSC-07pd0041
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Jan 10, 2007

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Center Director Bill Parsons introduces himself to media in the NASA News Center...

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NASA image: ARC-1969-M-253
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Jan 29, 1940

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First members of the Ames staff: John F Parsons (left) and Ferril R. Nickle (right) standing in front of...

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NASA image: Artemis II Launch
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Apr 1, 2026

Artemis II Launch

NASA Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Moon to Mars, Jeremy Parsons, monitors the countdown of the launch of...

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NASA image: ARC-1998-M-285
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Mar 19, 1940

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AMES PERSONNEL: Front Row; John Parsons, Manie Poole, Edward Sharp, Back Row; Carlson Bioletti, Ferril Nickle,...

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NASA image: KSC-07pd0273
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Feb 6, 2007

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During an all-hands meeting led by Center Director Bill Parsons (center left at the...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From left, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Station and Shuttle Programs Michael Kostelnik and NASA Space Shuttle Program Manager William Parsons each don an Emergency Life Support Apparatus (ELSA) during training on the proper use of the escape devices.  NASA and United Space Alliance (USA) Space Shuttle program management are participating in a leadership workday.  The day is intended to provide management with an in-depth, hands-on look at Shuttle processing activities at KSC.
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Dec 19, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From left, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Station and Shuttle Programs Michael Kostelnik and NASA Space Shuttle Program Manager William Parsons each don an Emergency Life Support Apparatus (ELSA) during training on the proper use of the escape devices. NASA and United Space Alliance (USA) Space Shuttle program management are participating in a leadership workday. The day is intended to provide management with an in-depth, hands-on look at Shuttle processing activities at KSC.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From left, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Station and Shuttle Programs...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From left, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Station and Shuttle Programs Michael Kostelnik, United Space Alliance (USA) Director of Orbiter Operations Patty Stratton, and NASA Space Shuttle Program Manager William Parsons view the underside of Shuttle Discovery in Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3.  NASA and USA Space Shuttle program management are participating in a leadership workday.  The day is intended to provide management with an in-depth, hands-on look at Shuttle processing activities at KSC.
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Dec 19, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From left, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Station and Shuttle Programs Michael Kostelnik, United Space Alliance (USA) Director of Orbiter Operations Patty Stratton, and NASA Space Shuttle Program Manager William Parsons view the underside of Shuttle Discovery in Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3. NASA and USA Space Shuttle program management are participating in a leadership workday. The day is intended to provide management with an in-depth, hands-on look at Shuttle processing activities at KSC.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From left, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Station and Shuttle Programs...

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