David Leckrone

David Leckrone worked as an astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center for 40 years. From 1992-2009 he held the position of Hubble's Senior Project Scientist. Leckrone helped plan and lead five highly successful Space Shuttle servicing missions to Hubble. Concurrently with his Hubble duties, he held the position of Head of the Astronomy Branch in the Laboratory for Astronomy and Solar Physics at Goddard from 1981-1991. From 2003-2006 he served as Chief Scientist for the newly formed...See more

David Leckrone worked as an astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center for 40 years. From 1992-2009 he held the position of Hubble's Senior Project Scientist. Leckrone helped plan and lead five highly successful Space Shuttle servicing missions to Hubble. Concurrently with his Hubble duties, he held the position of Head of the Astronomy Branch in the Laboratory for Astronomy and Solar Physics at Goddard from 1981-1991. From 2003-2006 he served as Chief Scientist for the newly formed NASA Engineering and Safety Center, organized in response to the loss of Shuttle Columbia. Leckrone retired from NASA in 2009 and currently is an Emeritus Senior Scientist at the Goddard Space Flight Center. He and his wife, Marlene, reside in Silver Spring, Maryland. He has a son, daughter and two grandchildren. See less