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A former Marine officer who has held engineering and management jobs in three NASA centers is taking over as manager of the space shuttle program as the agency recovers from the Columbia accident.
William Parsons, the 47-year-old director of NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, was named Friday to replace Ron Dittemore, who was NASA’s most prominent spokesman after the loss of Columbia. Dittemore announced plans to resign on April 23.
Since the Colombia disaster on Feb. 1, the three remaining shuttles have been grounded.
