[meteorite-list] NASA's Associate Administrator For Science Ed Weiler To Retire

[Ron Baalke]

Sept. 27, 2011

Dwayne Brown 
Headquarters, Washington                                
202-358-1726 
dwayne.c.brown at nasa.gov 

RELEASE: 11-326

NASA'S ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR SCIENCE ED WEILER TO RETIRE

WASHINGTON -- Ed Weiler, who has worked almost 33 years as a leader in 
NASA's science exploration programs, will retire from the agency 
effective Sept. 30. 

Weiler most recently served as the associate administrator of NASA's 
Science Mission Directorate at agency Headquarters in Washington, 
directing a variety of research and science programs in Earth 
science, heliophysics, planetary science and astrophysics. Chuck Gay, 
the directorate's deputy associate administrator, will become the 
acting associate administrator until a permanent replacement is 
announced. 

"Ed leaves an enduring legacy of pride and success that forever will 
remain a part of NASA's science history," NASA Administrator Charles 
Bolden said. "His leadership helped inspire the public with each new 
scientific discovery, and enabled NASA to move forward with new 
capabilities to continue to explore our solar system and beyond." 

Weiler's career at NASA included stints as chief scientist for the 
Hubble Space Telescope from 1979 to 1998; associate administrator for 
the agency's Space Science Enterprise from 1998 to 2004; and director 
of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., from 2004 to 
2008. He has led the Science Mission Directorate since May 2008. 

The successes under Weiler's leadership include NASA's great 
observatory missions, unprecedented advances in Earth science and 
extensive exploration of Mars and other planets in our solar system. 
These advances have rewritten science textbooks and earned enormous 
support for NASA's science programs from the general public. 

For Weiler's complete biography, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/weiler_biography.html 

For information about NASA and agency programs, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov 
	
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