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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas 77058 AC 713 483-5111

Rh Barbara Schwartz Release No. 90-042

Astronaut McCulley to Retire from the Navy and Leave NASA

Astronaut Michael J. McCulley (Captain, USN) is retiring from the Navy and leaving NASA in early October after the STS-41 Ulysses launch.

McCulley has accepted the position of Vice President and Deputy Director, KSC — Launch Site, with Lockheed Space Operations Company. "I am not changing teams with this move, only my position on the team," McCulley said. McCulley will be heavily involved in the day-to-day processing of Space Shuttle vehicles in his new position.

McCulley was the pilot on mission STS-34 during which the crew successfully deployed the Galileo spacecraft for its journey to explore Jupiter. Selected by NASA in May 1984, McCulley has served as the Astronaut Office weather coordinator, the flight crew representative to the Shuttle Program Requirements Control Board, Technical Assistant to the Director of Flight Crew Operations, and currently, as lead of the Astronaut Support Team at the Kennedy Space Center.

Regarding McCulley's decision to retire, Director of Flight Crew Operations Donald R. Puddy said, "Mike has always been a top-notch performer in every way. Both as a pilot and as a technical expert, he has made significant contributions to the Shuttle Program and to my office. We will miss him here at JSC, put his experience and expertise will be extremely valuable in his new position."