Howard Hu
Orion Program Manager
Contents
Professional Biography
Education
Awards/Honors
Affiliation: Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Division: Orion Program (GA)
Professional Biography
Howard Hu currently serves as the NASA Orion program manager at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. He leads the design, development, production, and operations of Orion, NASA’s next-generation human exploration spacecraft for the Artemis missions to the Moon.
Hu has held several key leadership positions within the Orion program, most recently serving as deputy program manager. Previously, Hu was the manager of the Avionics, Power, and Software Office, as well as the deputy manager of the Vehicle Integration Office. Hu has been involved with the program since its inception and started as Orion’s Vehicle System Performance and Analysis lead.
Prior to joining the Orion program, Hu held a number of technical and leadership positions at Johnson, serving as the chief engineer for exploration in the Aero Science and Flight Mechanics Division, project manager and co-developer of the Shuttle Abort Flight Management software for the Space Shuttle Cockpit Avionics Upgrades program, and deputy guidance, navigation, and control system manager for the International Space Station.
Throughout his career spanning more than 30 years with NASA, Hu has been recognized for his achievements, including the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, two Johnson Director’s Innovation Awards, the Johnson Director’s Commendation Award, the Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 Outstanding Leadership Award, and the University of Washington Aeronautics & Astronautics Distinguished Alumnus Award.
Education
B.S. Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, University of Washington
M.S. Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, University of Washington
Awards/Honors
NASA Distinguished Service Medal
NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal
Johnson Director’s Innovation Awards
Johnson Director’s Commendation Award
Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 Outstanding Leadership Award
University of Washington Aeronautics & Astronautics Distinguished Alumnus Award
