James E. Webb
contributorProgram Leadership & Administration
NASA administrator who assembled political, institutional, and budgetary support for Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and a broad civil space-science program from 1961 through 1968.
- Primary role
- NASA administrator during Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo
- Lifespan
- 1906–1992
- Relationships
- 6
- Sources
- 3
Biography
Place in spaceflight history
Webb managed NASA's expansion for the lunar-landing goal, maintained congressional and executive support, balanced human spaceflight with science, and accepted public management responsibility after the Apollo 1 fire.
His administrative coalition sustained the workforce, contractors, facilities, and appropriations required to carry Apollo from a national objective to an operational program.
James E. Webb’s archive record spans NASA administrator, Public administrator, Program advocate through work connected with NASA. The linked record places that work within Project Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, United States space science program.
Career profile
Roles, organizations, and programs
Roles
- NASA administrator
- Public administrator
- Program advocate
Organizations
Programs
- Project Mercury
- Gemini
- Apollo
- United States space science program
Archive relationships
Named records, programs, and organizations connected to this archive identity.
- Apollo 1Led NASA during the fire, accepted institutional accountability, and oversaw the investigation and recovery framework
- NASACanonical organization
- Project MercurySpaceflight program
- GeminiSpaceflight program
- ApolloSpaceflight program
- United States space science programSpaceflight program
Sources
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