posted 09-06-2014 11:16 AM               

From the NASA Advisory Committee:

Dr. Hinners retired in January 2002 from Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company where he was vice president of Flight Systems with responsibility for NASA's Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Surveyor Program, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Stardust and Genesis Discovery missions, Space (Nuclear) Power Systems and Mission Operations for NASA/LM planetary missions.

Dr. Hinners served as associate deputy administrator and chief scientist of NASA from 1987 to 1989. From 1982 to 1987, Dr. Hinners was director of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. From 1979 to 1982 he was director of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and from 1974 to 1979 NASA's associate administrator for Space Science.

From 1972 to 1974 he was NASA's director of Lunar Programs. Dr. Hinners worked on the Apollo program from 1963 to 1972 with Bellcomm, focusing on Apollo science and site selection in support of NASA HQ.

He was a member of the NRC Space Studies Board (1981-1982 and 1989-1996) and chaired its Committee on Human Exploration.