Mr. Levin became Director of the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board in 1997. He began his career with NASA in 1962 at the Goddard Space Flight Center. From 1972 to 1981 he managed the development of the Hubble Space Telescope’s first five scientific instruments as well as managing the preparation for mission and science operations.

In 1981 Mr. Levin moved to NASA Headquarters where he managed the development of seventeen successful flight demonstrations launched on both the Space Shuttle and Delta II rockets. In March 1993, he managed the development of three successful tether deployment in space, the Small Expendable Deployer System (SEDS-1) in March 1993, the Plasma Motor Generator electrodynamic tether flight demonstration in June 1993, and the first closed-loop 20 km tether deployment in space (SEDS-2) in March 1994.

In 1991 Mr. Levin assumed responsibility for managing NASA’s Orbital Debris Program. He led the U.S. Delegation to the Interagency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) and was a member of the U.S. Delegation to the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.

Mr. Levin was a Presidential Exchange Executive and is the recipient of numerous awards including NASA’s Exceptional Service Medal and the Silver Snoopy. He was elected to the International Academy of Astronautics in 1997.