Biography

Jeff Carr has over 35 years of experience in aerospace communications and public relations, of which 30 years were spent in key management roles overseeing a wide spectrum of strategic communications, including crisis communications consulting, training and implementation.  

Noted Crisis Experience 

• Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy, 1986
• Operation Lightning Strike – FBI sting targeting NASA/JSC leadership, 1995
• Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy, 2003 
• Orbital ATK Antares explosion, 2014
• Arkema plant explosion (due to flooding from Hurricane Harvey), 2017 
• World View Stratollite incident, 2018
• Boeing CST-100 Demo-1 Flight Anomaly, 2019

Career Highlights

• Director, Communications and Public Relations for United Space Alliance
• NASA Johnson Space Center:
  • Acting Director of Public Affairs 
  • Branch Chief, News and Information 
  • Special Assistant for Communications to NASA Administrator
  • Press Liaison and Information Specialist for Flight Crew and Mission Operations 
  • Flight Commentator in Mission Control for more than 40 Space Shuttle missions
• Media Services Corporation (NASA/JSC):
  • Manager, Mission Operations
  • NASA TV Technical Director