MAXINE CRASNICK JOHNSON 

HONORED FOR ROLE IN SPACE PROGRAM

Maxine Crasnick Johnson, native to Harrisburg, Pa., was among 52 Kennedy Space Center (KSC) employees who were honored recently for their exemplary work at the nation's spaceport. 

Johnson attended Tacoma and Steilacoom Community College in Tacoma, Wa., and graduated from William Penn High School in 1965. She is the daughter of Betty Johnson of Largo, Fla. 

At NASA, Johnson has served as the secretary for Logistics Operations since July 1990. Johnson’s responsibilities include administrative support to the Director by providing essential clerical and administrative support as the lead secretary over five others, as well as support to management to facilitate accomplishments or office missions, assigned programs and projects. 

Johnson and her husband, Clyde Johnson, currently reside in Titusville, Fla. 

The Honoree Award is the highest form of recognition bestowed upon an employee by the NASA Space Flight Awareness Program. The 52 employees selected were part of a contingent of some 250 NASA and contractor employees from throughout the space agency being honored for the professional dedication and outstanding achievement in support of the human spaceflight program. 

The Honorees were given a VIP tour of Kennedy Space Center and attended a special reception. Honoring them were several astronauts and senior officials from NASA and the space industry. The Honorees were also taken to a special viewing area to watch the STS-103 launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery on Dec. 19. 

Kennedy Space Center is the launch site and preferred landing site for NASA’s Space Shuttles. STS-103 was the third shuttle flight dedicated to servicing the Hubble Space Telescope.

 (Source NASA)