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'''Daniel Saul Goldin''' (born July 23, 1940) served as the 9th and longest-tenured Administrator of [[NASA]] from April 1, 1992, to November 17, 2001. He was appointed by President [[George H. W. Bush]] and also served under Presidents [[Bill Clinton]] and [[George W. Bush]].
'''Daniel Saul Goldin''' (born July 23, 1940) served as the 9th and longest-tenured Administrator of [[NASA]] from April 1, 1992, to November 17, 2001. He was appointed by President [[George H. W. Bush]] and also served under Presidents [[Bill Clinton]] and [[George W. Bush]]. He is an entrepreneur and technologist. Most recently he is the founder of Cold Canyon AI, an innovation advisory company. His career has spanned numerous technologies and businesses in space science, aeronautics, national security, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence.


== Career ==
==Early life==
Born in [[New York City]], Goldin earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[Mechanical Engineering]] from the [[City College of New York]] in 1962. He began his career at NASA's [[Lewis Research Center]] in [[Cleveland, Ohio]] that year, and worked on [[Electric propulsion|electric propulsion systems]] for human [[interplanetary travel]].
Born in [[New York City]], Goldin earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[mechanical engineering]] from the [[City College of New York]] in 1962.


==Career==
Goldin left NASA a few years later to work at the [[TRW Inc.|TRW Space and Technology Group]] in [[Redondo Beach, California]]. During a 25-year career at TRW, Goldin eventually became Vice President and General Manager and led projects that conceptualized and produced advanced communication [[spacecraft]], [[space technologies]], and [[scientific instruments]].
He began his career at NASA's [[Glenn Research Center]] in [[Cleveland, Ohio]] that year (1962), and worked on [[Electric propulsion|electric propulsion systems]] for human [[interplanetary travel]]. Goldin left NASA after five years to work at the [[TRW Inc.|TRW Space and Technology Group]] in [[Redondo Beach, California]]. Goldin spent 25 years at TRW, climbing to the position of Vice President and General Manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/feature/30-years-ago-daniel-goldin-sworn-in-as-nasa-s-ninth-administrator|title=30 Years Ago: Daniel Goldin Sworn in as NASA's Ninth Administrator|date=April 1, 2022|first=Kelli|last=Mars}}</ref> There, he spent much of his time on classified military and intelligence space programs.<ref name=lambright>{{cite book |last1=Lambright |first1=W. Henry |title=Why Mars: NASA and the Politics of Space Exploration |date=2014 |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |location=Baltimore |isbn=978-1-4214-1279-5 |page=112 |edition=1}}</ref>


He was NASA Administrator from 1992 to 2001, and was known for his support for a "Faster, better, cheaper" philosophy.<ref name=N-JWST-ate>[https://www.nature.com/articles/4671028a ''Space science: The telescope that ate astronomy'' Nature Billings 2010]</ref> He was known as a demanding but efficient manager.<ref name="lambright" />
===NASA administrator===


Upon joining NASA, Goldin reflected on the failed [[Mars Observer]] project and described his dissatisfaction with the agency's workflow: "so much is riding on each flight that NASA can't afford to have them fail — leading to more caution, delay, and expense."<ref name="lambright" /> He said to make spacecraft smaller, lighter, and inexpensive, so that NASA could take more risks and not fear making mistakes.<ref name="lambright" /> He encouraged the team defining what would become the [[James Webb Space Telescope]] to use a larger beryllium mirror.<ref name=N-JWST-ate/>
When Goldin returned to NASA as administrator, he pioneered the "faster, better, cheaper" approach that proposed NASA could cut costs while still delivering a wide variety of aerospace programs. The approach ultimately proved controversial with the loss of several [[Mars landing#Spate of failures|missions to Mars]] due to project management failures. During his administration, Goldin supervised projects such as the [[Mars Pathfinder]], [[Hubble Space Telescope]] servicing missions, and the [[International Space Station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://history.nasa.gov/dan_goldin.html|title=Daniel S. Goldin|website=history.nasa.gov|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref> Goldin initially promoted a low-cost manned lunar project, but following the 1996 announcement that evidence had been found of biological activity in Martian meteorite [[Allan Hills 84001|ALH-84001]], the focus was shifted to unmanned Mars probes.

A criticism of Goldin's administration is that he was egocentric and failed to provide a far-sighted focus for NASA other than inherited projects. In press conferences, he often referred to himself in the third person as “the Administrator”. He had his own private jet named “NASA1”. In mid-1999 he and senior Agency leadership created the [[Decadal Planning Team]] and its successors, which paved the way for NASA's contribution to the [[Vision for Space Exploration]]. Additional controversy related to Goldin is found in the 2008 documentary film, '' [[Orphans of Apollo]]''.

On Friday 22 May 1992, Goldin announced unexpectedly that the "worm" logo would be replaced by the traditional [[NASA logo|NASA blue "meatball" logo]]. It had been replaced in 1975 by the NASA red "worm" logo. By 1997, Goldin had started a largely successful campaign within NASA to eradicate the "worm". He would become infuriated and vulgar whenever he would see a "worm" logo that was not replaced.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/nasa-worm-logo-scn/index.html |publisher=CNN |title= NASA's 'worm' logo is back. But why did it disappear? |date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> By 1998 the "worm" logo had entirely disappeared from use both in uniforms and in equipment.

On November 17, 2001, President [[George W. Bush]] accepted Goldin's resignation as NASA administrator. Goldin was replaced first by Daniel S. Mulville (acting 19 November - 21 December 2001) then by [[Sean O'Keefe]] (21 December 2001 - 11 February 2005).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://history.nasa.gov/prsnnl.htm|title=Biographical and other Personnel Information|first=Todd Messer, Claire Rojstaczer, and Steve|last=Garber|website=history.nasa.gov|access-date=28 May 2018}}</ref>

===After NASA===
Since leaving NASA, Daniel Goldin has been engaged in [[robotics]] research at the [[Neurosciences Institute]] in [[La Jolla, California]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/gol1bio-1 |title=Archived copy of Daniel Goldin Biography|access-date=2011-01-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213154351/http://achievement.org/autodoc/page/gol1bio-1 |archive-date=2010-12-13 }}</ref>

He is the President and CEO of [[KnuEdge]] (formerly Intellisis), a company he founded in 2005 that produces [[Artificial neural network|neural computing]] hardware. The company shut down operations in 2018.

In 2003, Goldin was selected to be the ninth president of [[Boston University]], but his contract was [[Daniel Goldin presidency of Boston University|terminated a day before he took office]] at a cost of $1.8 million.

==Quotes==
* "My eyeball kept getting distorted more and more, so I became more and more nearsighted. At that time, if you had a detached retina due to the buildup of pressure on the eye you could go blind. In the Bronx, you played stickball and baseball and basketball in the school yard. I wasn't allowed to do that and I became different than my friends. I was self conscious. I wanted to be like them but I was forced by health reasons to be different."
* "The only thing I wanted to work on in my life was space. I would do it any way I could."
* "Never try and eat a baseball, it's never any good."
* "Go with imagination, ingenuity, and audacity. Explore, discover, change the world, and have fun while you're doing it."
* "Pure success results from mediocre goals."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20010046981.pdf | title=SHARP-B2: Flight Test Objectives, Project Implementation, and Initial Results, p17 | publisher=NASA | work=NASA Technical Reports Server | access-date=May 28, 2018 | author=Joan Salute, Jeff Bull, Dan Rasky, David Keese}}</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/dan_goldin.html NASA biography of Daniel Saul Goldin]
*[http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/dan_goldin.html NASA biography of Daniel Saul Goldin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208234004/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/dan_goldin.html |date=2016-12-08 }}
*{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723151633/http://www.space.com/news/goldin_nasa_991214.html |date=July 23, 2008 |title=''Goldin Stands by 'Faster, Better, Cheaper' Credo'' - by Alex Canizares }}
*{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723151633/http://www.space.com/news/goldin_nasa_991214.html |date=July 23, 2008 |title=''Goldin Stands by 'Faster, Better, Cheaper' Credo'' - by Alex Canizares}}
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Latest revision as of 13:24, 7 January 2024

For the American journalist, see Daniel Golden.
Daniel Goldin
9th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
In office
April 1, 1992 – November 17, 2001
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Preceded byRichard H. Truly
Succeeded bySean O'Keefe
Personal details
Born
Daniel Saul Goldin

(1940-07-23) July 23, 1940 (age 83)
New York City
NationalityAmerican
SpouseJudy Goldin (m. 1962)
Children2
Alma materCity College of New York, B.S. 1962
OccupationFounder of Cold Canyon AI
Known forLongest-tenured Administrator of NASA

Daniel Saul Goldin (born July 23, 1940) served as the 9th and longest-tenured Administrator of NASA from April 1, 1992, to November 17, 2001. He was appointed by President George H. W. Bush and also served under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. He is an entrepreneur and technologist. Most recently he is the founder of Cold Canyon AI, an innovation advisory company. His career has spanned numerous technologies and businesses in space science, aeronautics, national security, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence.

Early life[edit]

Born in New York City, Goldin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the City College of New York in 1962.

Career[edit]

He began his career at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio that year (1962), and worked on electric propulsion systems for human interplanetary travel. Goldin left NASA after five years to work at the TRW Space and Technology Group in Redondo Beach, California. Goldin spent 25 years at TRW, climbing to the position of Vice President and General Manager.[1] There, he spent much of his time on classified military and intelligence space programs.[2]

He was NASA Administrator from 1992 to 2001, and was known for his support for a "Faster, better, cheaper" philosophy.[3] He was known as a demanding but efficient manager.[2]

Upon joining NASA, Goldin reflected on the failed Mars Observer project and described his dissatisfaction with the agency's workflow: "so much is riding on each flight that NASA can't afford to have them fail — leading to more caution, delay, and expense."[2] He said to make spacecraft smaller, lighter, and inexpensive, so that NASA could take more risks and not fear making mistakes.[2] He encouraged the team defining what would become the James Webb Space Telescope to use a larger beryllium mirror.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mars, Kelli (April 1, 2022). "30 Years Ago: Daniel Goldin Sworn in as NASA's Ninth Administrator".
  2. ^ a b c d Lambright, W. Henry (2014). Why Mars: NASA and the Politics of Space Exploration (1 ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-4214-1279-5.
  3. ^ a b Space science: The telescope that ate astronomy Nature Billings 2010

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