HJ 784 — Commending Gregory L. Robinson.

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784 NE OfferedN February 20, 2023 Commending Gregory L.

––––––––––Agreed Tto Patrons––Marshallby andthe Adams,House L.R.;of Delegates, February 21, 2023 R Agreed to by the Senate, February 23, 2023 O L Administration's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, spearheaded the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope as the project's program director;

Senator:and L WHEREAS, born in Danville and raised by parents who were hard-working and resourceful tobacco E from Dan River High School in Pittsylvania County in 1978 and earning a football scholarship toating D Virginia Union University, where he received a bachelor's degree in mathematics;

Ruffand R –––––––––– WHEREAS, Gregory L.Robinson's subsequent educational pursuits included a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Howard University and a master's degree in business administration from Program at the Kennedy School of Government and the Federal Executive Institute;

Robinson,andutive deputyFellow directorWHEREAS, atGregory Robinson joined the National Aeronautics and Space OAdministration Administration's(NASA) Glennfull Researchtime Center in Cleveland,1989 Ohio,and spearheadedworked thefor launchseveral ofyears at the JamesGoddard Debb Space TelescopeFlight asCenter thein project'sGreenbelt, programH director;Maryland, until he was assigned to NASA Headquarters in 1999;

and WHEREAS,8 bornresponsibility inof Danvilledeveloping and raisedimplementing byNASA's parentsEngineering whoExcellence wereand hard-workingEngineeringthe andE resourcefulTechnical tobaccoAuthority, and then, from DanMay River2011 Highto SchoolJune in2012, Pittsylvaniahe Countyserved inas 1978acting anddeputy earningassistant aR footballadministrator scholarshipfor toCtingsystems Virginiawith Unionthe University,National whereEnvironmental heSatellite, receivedData, aand bachelor'sInformation degreeService, inoverseeing mathematics;the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's satellite acquisitions;

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and WHEREAS, as a result of his leadership abilities and expertise, Gregory Robinson joinedwas theassigned Nationalas Aeronauticsprogram anddirector of the James Webb Space AdministrationTelescope (NASA)in Maryland,2018, untiland he wasthereafter assignedguided the project to NASAits HeadquarterssucWHEREAS, the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest optical telescope in 1999;space, will be transmitting glimpses of the universe back to Earth for years to come, expanding Gregory Robinson's legacy with each new discovery it unveils;

andcenow, Flighttherefore, Centerbe init Greenbelt,commend WHEREAS, beginning in 2005, Gregory RobinsonL. served as NASA deputy chief engineer, with the responsibility of developing and implementing NASA's Engineering Excellence and Engineering Technical Authority, and then, from May 2011 to June 2012, he served as acting deputy assistantH administrator for systems with the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Serv7ce, overseeing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's satellite acquisitions;

andRobinson, 4deputy WHEREAS,director Gregoryat Robinson was selected for the positionNational ofAeronautics deputyand directorSpace atAdministration's NASA's Glenn programsResearch andCenter, projectsfor whilehis overseeingaccomplishments moreas thanprogram 3,000director federalof employeesthe andJames contractors;Webb Space Telescope;

andcenter'sand, WHEREAS,be asit aRESOLVED resultFURTHER, ofThat histhe leadershipClerk abilitiesof andthe expertise,House Gregoryof RobinsonDelegates wasprepare assigneda ascopy program director of thethis Jamesresolution Webbcontributions Spaceto Telescopespace inexploration 2018, and hebest thereafterwishes guidedin thehis projectfuture toendeavors.embly's itsadmiration successfulfor launchhis on December 25, 2021;

and WHEREAS, the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest optical telescope in space, will be transmitting glimpses of the universe back to Earth for years to come, expanding Gregory Robinson's legacy with each new discovery it unveils;

now, therefore, be it :

35 commend Gregory L.

Robinson, deputy director at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 36 Glenn Research Center, for his accomplishments as program director of the James Webb Space / 37 Telescope;

and, be it / 38 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution 39 for presentation to Gregory L.

Robinson as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for his contributions to space exploration and best wishes in his future endeavors.