posted 09-17-2007 11:52 AM               

Mr. Carlos I. Noriega is the Director, Safety, Reliability, and Quality Assurance Office.

Most recently, Mr. Noriega served as the Director, Advanced Projects Office. Mr. Noriega received a bachelor of science degree in Computer Science from the University of Southern California in 1981 and master of science degrees in Computer Science and Space Systems Operations from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1990.

He joined JSC in March 1995 as an active duty Marine Corps officer, where he completed astronaut training and evaluation and was qualified for assignment as a mission specialist in May 1996. Mr. Noriega flew on STS-84 in 1997 and STS-97 in 2000. He also trained as the backup commander for the Sixth Expedition to ISS and later as a member of the STS-121 crew.

Prior to leaving the Astronaut Corps, he served as astronaut representative to the Stafford-Covey Return-to-Flight Task Group. Mr.

posted 08-04-2011 08:14 AM               

Astronaut Carlos Noriega is leaving the agency. Noriega has most recently served in management roles for future human spaceflight exploration and is moving to industry.

"With two missions to space stations and his dedication to future exploration and safety, Carlos has contributed greatly to the expansion of human spaceflight," said Janet Kavandi, director, Flight Crew Operations.

Noriega, a retired U.S. Marines lieutenant colonel, joined NASA as an astronaut in 1994. During two spaceflight missions he logged over 481 hours in space, including over 19 hours on three spacewalks. He flew on STS-84 in 1997 and STS-97 in 2000. Noriega then served as chief of the Exploration Systems Engineering Division in Johnson Space Center’s Engineering Directorate and later as the director of the Constellation Program’s Safety, Reliability and Quality Assurance Office.