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Appendix C

List of Interviews

The following is a list of individuals who were interviewed by Commission Staff or members of the Commission. Affiliations listed reflect the individual's primary association as of the time of the interview. The list does not include numerous briefings provided to members of the Commission and Commission Staff by various U.S. Government officials.

Paul Albright
Imagery Intelligence Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office

Edward "Pete" C. Aldridge
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Aerospace Corporation

Col Erik Anderson, USAF (Ret.)
Senior Associate, Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc.

Chris Andrews
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence

MajGen Brian Arnold
Director of Space and Nuclear Deterrence, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition

Gen Joseph W. Ashy, USAF (Ret.)
Former Commander-in-Chief, United States Space Command

Larry Axtell
Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics

Col Mike Baker, USAF
Deputy Program Manager, Titan Programs, Air Force Space & Missiles Systems Center

Dr. Marshall Banker
President, BAE Systems

Dr. David A. Bearden
Senior Project Engineer, The Aerospace Corporation

Maj Betty Bennett, USAF
Office of Space Launch, National Reconnaissance Office

RADM Thomas Betterton, USN (Ret.)
Former Director, Program C, National Reconnaissance Office

Marc Berkowitz
Director, Space Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communication, and Intelligence

Dave Bradley
Delta IV Mission Services, The Boeing Company

Roy Bridges
Director, Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Joseph V. Broadwater, Jr.
Corporate Operations Office, National Reconnaissance Office

Bobby Bruckner
Director, Expendable Launch Vehicles, Kennedy Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Jon H. Bryson
Senior Vice President, National Systems Group, The Aerospace Corporation

Laurence K. Burgess
Associate Deputy Director for Military Support, National Reconnaissance Office

David Burke
Launch Systems Engineering and Operations, Hughes Space and Communications

Steve Burrin
Vice President, Space Program Operations, The Aerospace Corporation

Roger Campbell
Human Resources Management Group, National Reconnaissance Office

Dr. Stephen Cambone
Staff Director, Commission to Assess the United States National Security Space Management and Organization

Dr. Gregory H. Canavan
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Noel Clinger
Imagery Intelligence Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office

Brent Collins
Program Executive Officer for Space, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition

Dr. Robert E. Conger
Vice President, MicroCosm, Incorporated

Thomas W. Conroy
Deputy Director for National Support, National Reconnaissance Office

Col Charles Crain, USAF
Program Manager, Titan Programs, Air Force Space & Missiles Systems Center

BGen Tommy F. Crawford, USAF
Deputy Director for Military Support, National Reconnaissance Office

James P. Crumley, Jr.
Vice President, Government Relations, ITT Industries

John Cunningham
System Program Director, National Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite System, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

Brian Dailey
Senior Vice President, Lockheed Martin Corporation

John H. Darrah
Former Chief Scientist, Air Force Space Command

LtGen Roger DeKok, USAF
Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans & Programs, Headquarters, United States Air Force

Vincent W. Dennis
Deputy Director, Resource Oversight and Management, National Reconnaissance Office

MajGen Robert S. Dickman, USAF
Director, Corporate Operations Office, National Reconnaissance Office

Linda Drake
Principal Director, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles, The Aerospace Corporation

Darleen Druyun
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition & Management

Fred Dubay
Imagery Intelligence Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office

McClellan "Guy" A. DuBois
Vice President, Imagery & Geospatial Systems, Business Development, Raytheon Corporation

Dr. Bob Duffner
Senior Scientist, Air Force Research Laboratory

Jim Dunn
Collection Resources and Evaluation Staff, Central Intelligence Agency

Col Mike Dunn, USAF
System Program Director, Launch Programs, Air Force Space & Missiles Systems Center

Blaise Durante
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management Policy & Program Integration, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition

Col Steve Duresky, USAF
Vice Commander, 45th Space Wing, Air Force Space Command

Lloyd Erickson
Chief Executive Officer, Astrotech Corporation

Gen Howell M. Estes III, USAF (Ret.)
Former Commander-in-Chief, United States Space Command

Bill Files
Launch Vehicle Integration Lead, Future Imagery Architecture Program, The Boeing Company

Don Finch
Corporate Operations Office, National Reconnaissance Office

RADM Rand H. Fisher, USN
Director, Communications Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office

Dennis D. Fitzgerald
Director, Signals Intelligence Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office

Mike Gass
Vice President, Atlas Program, Lockheed Martin Astronautics

Gina Genton
Deputy Executive Director, Central Intelligence Agency

LtCol Tony Goins, USAF
Commander, 3rd Space Launch Squadron, Air Force Space Command

James Greaves
Associate Director, Flight Programs and Projects, Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

William Grimes
Director, BIG SAFARI Program, United States Air Force

Col Arsenio Gumahad, USAF
Deputy Director, Communications Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office

Dr. Herb Gursky
Superintendent, Space Science Division, Naval Research Laboratory

R. Cargill Hall
Historian, National Reconnaissance Office

BGen Michael Hamel, USAF
Director of Requirements, Air Force Space Command

Patricia M. Hanback
Inspector General, National Reconnaissance Office

Jeffrey Harris
President, Space Imaging

Marsha Hart
Deputy Chief, Defense Collection Group, Defense Intelligence Agency

Richard Hartley
Director, Cost Group, National Reconnaissance Office

Jimmie D. Hill
Former Deputy Director, National Reconnaissance Office

J. Evan Hineman
Former Deputy Director for Science & Technology, Central Intelligence Agency, and Former Director, Program B, National Reconnaissance Office

MajGen Robert Hinson, USAF
Commander, 14th Air Force, Air Force Space Command

Murray Hirschbein
Assistant Chief Technologist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Col Brown Howard, USAF
Corporate Operations Office, National Reconnaissance Office

William B. Huntington
Chief, Defense Collection Group, Defense Intelligence Agency

LtCol Jimmy Hyatt, USAF
Commander, 2nd Space Launch Squadron, Air Force Space Command

LtCol Nancy Inspruker, USAF
Program Manager, Medium Launch Vehicles, Air Force Space & Missiles Systems Center

Larry Jackson
Special Projects, GOES Program Lead, Hughes Space and Communications

Dana Johnson
RAND Corporation

Dr. Peter Jones
Senior Scientist, Air Force Research Laboratory

John Karas
Vice President, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles, Lockheed Martin Astronautics

Lance Killoran
Signals Intelligence Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office

Col Michael C. Kimberling, USAF
Imagery Intelligence Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office

Gil Klinger
Director, Policy, National Reconnaissance Office

MajGen John Kulpa, USAF (Ret.)
Former Launch Director, National Reconnaissance Office

Gen Donald Kutyna, USAF (Ret.)
Former Commander-in-Chief United States Space Command

Michael Ladomirak
Associate Director for Acquisition, Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

John Landon
Principal Director, Deputy Secretary of Defense for C3ISR and Space

Kirk Lewis
Senior Analyst, Institute for Defense Analyses

Alex Liang
Principal Director, Systems Engineering, The Aerospace Corporation

Noel Longuemare
Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology

Brad Lucas
Office of Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management

Tom Luedtke
Associate Administrator for Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Don Mackenzie
Senior Analyst, Wyle Laboratories

Edward Mahen
Advanced Systems & Technology Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office

Bill Maikisch
Executive Director, Air Force Space & Missiles Systems Center

James Manchisi
Vice President, Government Markets, Commercial & Government Systems, Eastman Kodak Company

John Mari
Vice President, Quality Assurance, Lockheed Martin Astronautics

G. Thomas Marsh
President, Lockheed Martin Astronautics

Roman Matherne
Vice President, Mission Success, Lockheed Martin Astronautics

Del Matz
Acting Director, Defense Contract Management Office at Lockheed Martin Astronautics

Gene H. McCall
Chief Scientist, Air Force Space Command

LtGen James P. McCarthy, USAF (Ret.)
Olin Professor of National Security, Air Force Academy

Mary McCarthy
Director of Intelligence Programs, National Security Council

LtGen Forrest McCartney, USAF (Ret.)
Vice President, Launch Operations, Lockheed Martin Astronautics

Col Richard D. McKinney, USAF
Deputy Director of Space & Nuclear Deterrence, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition

John McMahon
Former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence

Martin A. Meth
Director, Industrial Capabilities and Assessments, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology

James C. Metsala
Director, Program Development, Commercial & Government Systems, Eastman Kodak Company

Lisa Miller
Office of General Counsel, National Reconnaissance Office

Col Darphaus Mitchell, USAF
Commander, 45th Operations Group, Air Force Space Command

Page Moffett
General Counsel, National Reconnaissance Office

John Morris
Former Director, Central MASINT Organization, Defense Intelligence Agency

LtGen George Muellner, USAF (Ret.)
Vice President and General Manager, Phantom Works, The Boeing Company

Mike Munson
Former Deputy Director for National Support, National Reconnaissance Office

Col Greg Muntzner, USAF
Commander, Detachment 8, Air Force Space & Missiles Systems Center

Rich Murphy
Vice President, Cape Canaveral Launch Operations, The Boeing Company

Dr. F. Robert Naka
Former Deputy Director, National Reconnaissance Office

Rich Niederhauser
Director, Vandenberg Operations, The Boeing Company

Kevin O'Connell
Staff Director, Commission for the Review of the National Imagery & Mapping Agency

Col James Painter, USAF
Chief, Policy & International Affairs Division, United States Space Command

Robert Pattishall
Former Director, Advanced Systems & Technology Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office

Dr. Antonio Pensa
Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mal Peterson
Comptroller, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Col Charles Phillips, USAF
Vice Commander, 30th Space Wing, Air Force Space Command

LtCol Betsy Pimental, USAF
Office of the National Security Council

Dominic Pohl
Executive Officer, Mission Requirements Board, Office of Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management

Karen Poniatowski
Director, Expendable Launch Vehicles, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Dave Raspet
Director, Special Projects, Integrated Defense Systems, The Boeing Company

Rodger C. Rawls
Vice President, Market Development, BAE Systems

Col Dave Riester, USAF
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Keith Robertson
Cost Estimate Group, National Reconnaissance Office

CAPT Matt Rogers, USN
Signals Intelligence Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office

LtCol Pete Rogers, USAF
Corporate Operations Office, National Reconnaissance Office

John Sastri
Signals Intelligence Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office

Herbert F. Satterlee, III
Chairman, Earthwatch, Incorporated

Col Robert Saxer, USAF
System Program Director, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles, Air Force Space & Missiles Systems Center

BGen Thomas Scanlan, USAF (Ret.)
Vice President, Titan Program, Lockheed Martin Astronautics

Kevin Scheid
Deputy Director, Program Assessment and Evaluation Office, Office of Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management

Terry Schoessow
Principal Director, Office of Space Launch, The Aerospace Corporation

Dr. Phil Schwartz
Superintendent, Remote Sensing Division, Naval Research Laboratory

Col Darryl Scott, USAF
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Contracting, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition

Mark Scott
Collection Resources and Evaluation Staff, Central Intelligence Agency

Mark R. Seastrom
Office of the Secretary of Defense for Program Analysis & Evaluation

John H. Seely
Assistant Director for National Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence

Laura Senty
Collection Resources and Evaluation Staff, Central Intelligence Agency

Orlando C. Severo, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer, Spaceport Systems International

Col Richard W. Skinner, USAF
Principal Director, C3ISR and Space Systems, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence

Britt Snider
Inspector General, Central Intelligence Agency

Albert Sofge
Director, Office of Space Flight, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

BGen Joseph B. Sovey, USAF
Director, Imagery Intelligence Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office

Mike Spence
Director, Cape Canaveral Operations, The Aerospace Corporation

Dr. Edwin B. Stear
Vice President, Institute for Defense Analyses

Michelle Stewart
Corporate Operations Office, National Reconnaissance Office

Col Dave Svetz, USAF
Signals Intelligence Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office

LtGen Eugene Tattini, USAF
Commander, Air Force Space & Missiles Systems Center

Col Dave Trask, USAF
Central MASINT Organization, Defense Intelligence Agency

Dr. Richard Truly
Former Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tish Vajta-Williams
Vice-President, Strategic Business Development, Space Imaging

Victor Villhard
Office of the President's Advisor for Science and Technology Policy

Col John Wagner, USAF
Commander, Detachment 9, Air Force Space & Missiles Systems Center

Harry Waldron
Historian, Air Force Space & Missile Systems Center

Jack Welch
Former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition

Gen Larry Welch, USAF
Former Chief of Staff, United States Air Force

Col Daniel W. Wells, USA
Director, Operational Support Office, National Reconnaissance Office

Dr. James R. Wertz
President, MicroCosm, Incorporated

BGen Craig Weston, USAF
Chief Information Officer and Director, Corporate Operations Office, National Reconnaissance Office

Dr. Peter Wilhelm
Director, Naval Center for Space Technology, Naval Research Laboratory

John Willacker
Vice President, Launch Systems, The Aerospace Corporation

BGen Bill Wilson, USAF
Vice Commander, Air Force Space & Missile Systems Center

Jeff Wilson
Vice President and General Manager for Atlas and EELV Programs, Lockheed Martin Astronautics

Col Steve Wojcicki, USAF
Director, Office of Space Launch, National Reconnaissance Office

Tony Wu
Office of Management and Budget, White House

Dr. Peter Young
Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Col Chip Zakrzewski, USAF
Deputy Director, Office of Space Launch, National Reconnaissance Office

 

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