STATEMENT BY JOHNSON SPACE CENTER DIRECTOR ROY S. ESTESS ON THE RESIGNATION OF NASA ADMINISTRATOR, DANIEL S. GOLDIN



October 17, 2001



Eileen Hawley
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
281 483-5111


<h4>Release: J01-93</h4> <h3>Statement by Johnson Space Center 
Director Roy S. Estess on the Resignation of Nasa Administrator, 
Daniel S. Goldin</h3> 

The following is a statement by Acting Johnson Space Center Director 
Roy S. Estess regarding today&rsquo;s announcement by NASA 
Administrator Daniel S. Goldin that he will depart NASA after almost 
10 years as Administrator.



&ldquo;During his tenure as NASA Administrator, Dan Goldin challenged 
this agency and its employees to work creatively, intelligently and 
safely in expanding a human presence in space. We have continued to 
safely fly the Space Shuttle, the most complex and imaginative 
vehicle ever to carry humans into space. We have entered an era of 
unprecedented human cooperation in space with the International Space 
Station, and we have maintained our commitment to the safety of all 
the people living and working in space.



On a personal note, I have been a Center Director during his entire 
tenure at NASA and I very much appreciate his commitment to the 
country, to NASA, and his support and help to me. Dan Goldin&rsquo;s 
dedication to this country and its space program are well known. We 
will continue his commitment, flying humans safely in space and 
expanding our knowledge of the universe.&rdquo;

	
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