Mission Team

The mission team is made up of individuals from JPL, private industry, universities and international partner organizations. In addition to the numerous individuals making vital contributions, key team members include:

NASA HQ
Program Executive:	Ramon De Paula
Program Scientist:	Mike Kelley

MRO Project Office - Mission Operations Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Project Manager:	Dan Johnston
Mission Manager:	Reid Thomas
Project Scientist:	Richard Zurek
Deputy Project Scientist:	Leslie Tamppari
Mission Assurance Manager:	Larry Bryant
Project Chief Engineer:	Shin Huh

Mission Operations Assurance Manager:	Bruce Waggoner
Project Resource Analyst:	Beverly Drane
Project Staff Assistant:	Emma Ramos

Flight Engineering Team Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Mission Operations Manager	Kenny Starnes
Flight Engineering Team Chief	Kevin Gilliland
Spacecraft Systems Lead	Mykal LeFevre
Spacecraft Subsystems Lead	Eric Schmitz

MRO Project Office - Development Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Project Manager:	Jim Graf
Project Scientist:	Rich Zurek
Deputy Project Scientist:	Sue Smrekar
Flight System Manager:	Howard Eisen
Science Payload Manager:	John Duxbury
MOS/GDS Manager:	Ben Jai
Mission Design Manager:	Dan Johnston
Mission Assurance Manager:	Phil Barela
Flight Systems Engineer:	Todd Bayer
Launch Vehicle Liason:	Arden Acord

Spacecraft Bus Design/Systems Integrator Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Lockheed Martin Program Manager	Kevin McNeill
Chief Engineer:	Steve Jolly
System Design Lead:	Tim Halbrook
Payload Integration Lead:	Joe Witte
Spacecraft Operations Lead:	Wayne Sidney

Science Instrument Investigations:
CRISM -- Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory
Principal Investigator	Scott Murchie
Manager, Space Programs	Tom Coughlin
Instrument Project Manager	Peter Bedini
Instrument System Engineer	Dennis Fort
Ground Data System	Eric Malaret
Mission Operations Systems	Teck Choo
Instrument Mission Assurance Manager	Mike Baluck
Contracting Officer	James Krug
Financial Manager	Vickie Allen
Education & Public Outreach Lead	Kerri Beisser

CTX -- Malin Space Science Systems
Team Leader & Principal Investigator	Michael Malin
Instrument Project Manager	Mike Ravine
Instrument System Engineer	Mike Caplinger
Ground Data System/Mission Operations Systems Manager	Kim Supulver
Instrument Mission Assurance Manager	Mike Ravine
Contracting Officer	Ann Pasquini
Business Manager	Diana Micna
Education & Public Outreach Lead	Ken Edgett

HiRISE -- Univ. of Arizona, Ball Aerospace Civil Space and Technology
Principal Investigator	Alfred S. McEwen
VP & General Manager	Jim Oschmann
Instrument Project Manager	Alan Delamere
Instrument System Engineer	Jim Bergstrom
Ground Data System/Mission Operations Systems Manager	Rod Heyd
Instrument Mission Assurance Manager	Bob Bodemuller
Contracting Officer	Linda Hickox
Education & Public Outreach Lead	Virginia Gulick

MARCI -- Malin Space Science Systems
Principal Investigator	Michael Malin
Instrument Project Manager	Mike Ravine
Instrument System Engineer	Mike Caplinger
Ground Data System/Mission Operations Systems Manager	Kim Supulver
Instrument Mission Assurance Manager	Mike Ravine
Contracting Officer	Ann Pasquini
Business Manager	Diana Micna
Education & Public Outreach Lead	Ken Edgett

MCS -- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Principal Investigator	Daniel J. McCleese
Instrument Project Manager	George Fraschetti
Instrument Manager	Wayne Hartford
Co-Investigator	Tim Schofield

SHARAD -- Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), Washington University; Alenia Spazio, Univ. of Rome-INFOCOM
Project Manager, ASI	Enrico Flamini
PO Lead	Lucia Marinangeli
Team Leader, Infocom	Roberto Seu
Project Manager, Alenia	Enrico Zampolini
Co-Team Leader	Roger Phillips
Experiment Manager	Arturo Masdea
Program Manager	Doroteo Adirosi
Ground Data System/Mission Operations Systems Manager	Daniela Biccari
Education & Public Outreach Lead	Robeto Orosei

Engineering Instrument Projects:
Gravity Field Investigation -- MIT; Goddard Space Flight Center
Team Lead	Maria T. Zuber
Deputy Team Lead	David E. Smith

Atmospheric Structure Investigation -- George Washington University, NASA/Langley Research Center
Team Lead	Gerald Keating

Electra -- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Project Manager	Eric Schwartzbaum

Optical Navigation Experiment -- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Principal Investigator	Steve Synnott
Principal Investigator	Samad Hayati
Instrument Project Manager	George Fraschetti
Instrument System Engineer	Bettina Pavri
Instrument Manager	Wayne Hartford

Ka-band Telecommunications Experiment -- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Team Lead	Faramaz Davarian

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Mission Team

Mission Team

NASA HQ

MRO Project Office - Mission Operations

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Flight Engineering Team

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company

MRO Project Office - Development

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Spacecraft Bus Design/Systems Integrator

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company

Science Instrument Investigations:

CRISM -- Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory

CTX -- Malin Space Science Systems

HiRISE -- Univ. of Arizona, Ball Aerospace Civil Space and Technology

MARCI -- Malin Space Science Systems

MCS -- Jet Propulsion Laboratory

SHARAD -- Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), Washington University; Alenia Spazio, Univ. of Rome-INFOCOM

Engineering Instrument Projects:

Gravity Field Investigation -- MIT; Goddard Space Flight Center

Atmospheric Structure Investigation -- George Washington University, NASA/Langley Research Center

Electra -- Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Optical Navigation Experiment -- Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Ka-band Telecommunications Experiment -- Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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