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As Vice President and Program Director, Stephen S. Oswald leads Boeing in its role as the major subcontractor to United Space Alliance in support of its operations contract with NASA’s Space Shuttle program.  A former Naval Officer and NASA Astronaut, Oswald is now responsible for overall direction and successful execution of Boeing’s Space Shuttle program.

After leaving active naval service in 1983, and following an 18-month period as a corporate test pilot, he joined NASA as a member of the astronaut candidate class of 1985.  A veteran of three Space Shuttle missions, he commanded mission STS-67 aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in March of 1995, after piloting two missions aboard Discovery in 1992 and 1993.  Oswald has logged 33 days in space, and has accumulated over 7500 flight hours in 40+ aircraft.

In 1996, Oswald was assigned to NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., as Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Operations, where he was responsible for the Space Shuttle, Expendable Launch Vehicle, and Space Communications programs for the agency.

Immediately prior to joining Boeing, Rear Admiral Oswald, U.S. Naval Reserve served as Deputy Commander of a Washington-based Joint Task Force responsible for the defense of more than three million Department of Defense computers and their associated networks.  Rear Admiral Oswald has also commanded three different Naval Reserve units and been the Director of the Naval Space Reserve Program.

Oswald is a 1973 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy as an Aerospace Engineer and a 1978 graduate of the Naval Test Pilot School.

Direct additional questions to Will Renthal.
April 13, 2003