NASA Kennedy Facts:

NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is located on the east coast of Florida approximately midway between Jacksonville and Miami. The Kennedy Space Center was named after Presiden John F. Kennedy. KSC has hosted millions of guests from around the world for more than 30 years -- telling the story of how the United States built a space program that launched men to the moon, orbited satellites that have improved our lives, and sent probes into distant space to solve the mysteries of the cosmos.

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MARÍA LOPEZ-TELLADO NASA Kennedy Space Center

Flight Systems Program Manager
Launch Services Program Integration Office

Ms. Maria Lopez-Tellado holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico and a Masters in Engineering Administration from George Washington University, Washington, DC. Currently, she is a member of the Payload Carriers Program Office at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida.

Currently, she is responsible for the development and implementation of program activities at KSC, as well as the Chair of the Hispanic Working Group at KSC.

Ms. Lopez-Tellado has 22 years of technical and program management experience in the research, development, and production of interdisciplinary Aerospace and Navy systems. One of her professional highlights was the time she spent at NASA Headquarters, when she had the opportunity to participate in a study to plan a piloted mission to Mars. This experience gave her a profound understanding and appreciation of the technology limitations of our times.

Her profile is also featured on KSC Biography website.

APRIL 2003