G. Scott Hubbard

G. Scott Hubbard
G. Scott Hubbard
	Hubbard in 2020
Born	December 27, 1948; Lexington, Kentucky U.S.
Other names	Scott Hubbard
Alma mater	Vanderbilt University; University of California, Berkeley
Known for	Restructuring NASA's Mars Program, known as the first "Mars Czar"
Awards	AIAA Honorary Fellow (2019); Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame (2018); Henry Clay Distinguished Kentuckian Award (2016); NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal (2016); Aviation Museum of Kentucky Hall of Fame (2013); NASA Exceptional Service Medal (2005); Distinguished Service Medal (2004); AIAA von Kármán Lecture in Astronautics Award (2004); AIAA, Elected Fellow (2003); NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal (1998)(1999)(2002); NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal (1994); NASA Group Achievement Award (1990)(1995)(1996)(2001);
	Scientific career
Fields	Aeronautics and Astronautics
Institutions	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, NASA, Stanford University
Website	gscotthubbard.com

G. Scott Hubbard (born December 27, 1948) is a physicist who has been engaged in space-related research as well as program, project and executive management for more than 45 years including 20 years with NASA, culminating as director of NASA's Ames Research Center. As of 2012, Hubbard chairs SpaceX Safety Advisory Panel, he previously served as the NASA representative on the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, was NASA's first Mars program director and restructured the Mars program in the wake of mission failures.

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