Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington                                
202-358-1726
dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov

RELEASE: 11-326

NASA'S ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR SCIENCE ED WEILER TO RETIRE



WASHINGTON -- Ed Weiler, who has worked almost 33 years as a leader in
NASA's science exploration programs, will retire from the agency
effective Sept. 30.

Weiler most recently served as the associate administrator of NASA's
Science Mission Directorate at agency Headquarters in Washington,
directing a variety of research and science programs in Earth
science, heliophysics, planetary science and astrophysics. Chuck Gay,
the directorate's deputy associate administrator, will become the
acting associate administrator until a permanent replacement is
announced.

"Ed leaves an enduring legacy of pride and success that forever will
remain a part of NASA's science history," NASA Administrator Charles
Bolden said. "His leadership helped inspire the public with each new
scientific discovery, and enabled NASA to move forward with new
capabilities to continue to explore our solar system and beyond."

Weiler's career at NASA included stints as chief scientist for the
Hubble Space Telescope from 1979 to 1998; associate administrator for
the agency's Space Science Enterprise from 1998 to 2004; and director
of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., from 2004 to
2008. He has led the Science Mission Directorate since May 2008.

The successes under Weiler's leadership include NASA's great
observatory missions, unprecedented advances in Earth science and
extensive exploration of Mars and other planets in our solar system.
These advances have rewritten science textbooks and earned enormous
support for NASA's science programs from the general public.

For Weiler's complete biography, visit:



http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/weiler_biography.html


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