NASA-JSC Flight Directors

A list created by Ed Van Cise and Royce Renfrew. 2021 updates by Jonathan McDowell.

FD No. Team Name Name Year selected Note
1 Red Flight Christopher C. Kraft 1960 2 1924-2019
2 Blue Flight John Hodge 1963 2? 1929-?
3 White Flight Eugene F. Kranz 1963
4 Black Flight Glynn S. Lunney 1963 1,21936-2021
5 Green Flight Clifford E. Charlesworth 1966 21931-1991
6 Gold Flight Gerald D. Griffin 1968
7 Maroon Flight Milton L. Windler 1968
8 Orange Flight M. P. (Pete) Frank III 1968 21930-2005
9 Purple Flight Philip C. Shaffer 1971 2 1936-2007
10 Crimson Flight Donald R. Puddy 1971 2 1937-2004
11 Silver Flight Neil B. Hutchinson 1971
12 Bronze Flight Charles R. Lewis 1971 2?
13 Ivory Flight Tommy M. Holloway 1979
14 Crystal Flight Harold M. Draughon 1979
15 Gray Flight Gary E. Coen 1981 May 2 1942?-2009
16 Granite Flight John T. Cox 1981 May 21944?-2012
17 Emerald Flight Jay H. Greene 1981 May2 1942-2017
18 Amber Flight Brock (Randy) Stone 1981 Nov 21944-2013
19 Indigo Flight Lawrence S. Bourgeiois 1981 Nov
20 Aquila Flight A. (Lee) Briscoe 1983
21 Orion Flight T. Cleon Lacefield 1983
22 Polaris Flight Granvil A. (Gap) Pennington 1983 2 1944-2013
23 Alpha Flight William D. Reeves 1983
24 Altair Flight Charles W. Shaw 1983
25 Sirius Flight J. Milton Heflin, Jr. 1983
26 Rigel Flight Charles R. Knarr 1983
27 Phoenix Flight Ronald D. Dittemore 1985
28 Turquoise Flight N. Wayne Hale, Jr. 1988
29 Antares Flight Robert E. Castle, Jr. 1988
30 Falcon Flight Robert M. Kelso 1988
31 Regulus Flight Philip L. Engelauf 1989
32 Aurora Flight Jeffrey W. Bantle 1989
33 Corona Flight Linda J. (Hautzinger) Ham 1991
34 Burgundy Flight Richard D. Jackson, Jr. 1991
35 Kitty Hawk Flight John F. Muratore 1992
36 Iron Flight Paul F. Dye 1993
37 Perseus Flight Bryan P. Austin 1993
38 Midnight Flight John P. Shannon 1993
39 Argon Flight Andrew F. Algate 1994
40 Atlas Flight Paul S. Hill 1996
41 Ares Flight Jeffrey M. Hanley 1996
42 Cardinal Flight Mark A.Kirasich 1996
43 Cassini Flight Sally P. Davis 1996
44 Azure Flight Mark J. Ferring 1996
45 Arcturus Flight John M. Curry 1998
46 Pegasus Flight Richard E. La Brode, Jr. 1998
47 Chromium Flight Leroy E. Cain 1998
48 Sapphire Flight Kelly B. Beck 1998
49 Flash Flight Joel R. Montalbano 2000
50 Eagle Flight John A. McCullough 2000
51 Amethyst Flight Norman D. Knight 2000
52 Fuschia Flight Annette P. Hasbrook 2000
53 Titanium Flight J. Derek Hassmann 2000
54 Onyx Flight Bryan C. Lunney 2000 1
55 Aquarius Flight Matthew R.Abbott 2000
56 Topaz Flight Catherine A. Koerner 2000
57 Intrepid Flight Anthony J. Ceccacci 2000
58 Garnet Flight Steven J. Stich 2000
59 Defiant Flight Kwatsi Alibaruho 2005
60 Vega Flight Ginger Kerrick 2005
61 Galileo Flight Robert Dempsey 2005
62 Viking Flight Holly Ridings 2005
63 Mercury Flight Dana Weigel 2005
64 Liberty Flight Brian Smith 2005
65 Sigma Flight Richard Jones 2005
66 Kodiak Flight Michael Sarafin 2005
67 Apex Flight Michael Moses 2005
68 Sequoia Flight Heather Rarick 2006
69 Gemini Flight Ron Spencer 2006
70 Peridot Flight Emily J. Nelson 2007
71 Tranquility Flight Courtenay McMillan 2007
72 Odyssey Flight David Korth 2007
73 Venture Flight J. Chris Edelen 2007
74 Tungsten Flight Royce J. Renfrew 2008
75 Raptor Flight Jerry P. Jason 2008
76 Viper Flight Gary C. Horlacher 2008
77 Saturn Flight Michael L. Lammers 2008
78 Carbon Flight Edward A. Van Cise 2009
79 Keystone Flight Scott Stover 2009
80 Steel Flight Dina Contella 2009
81 Daedalus Flight Judd Frieling 2011
82 Lightning Flight Tomas Gonzalez-Torres 2011
83 Discovery Flight Greg Whitney 2011
84 Resolute Flight Jeff Radigan 2014
85 Prometheus Flight Amit Kshatriya 2014
86 Explorer Flight Zeb Scoville 2014
87 Infinity Flight Mary Lawrence 2015
88 Saber Flight T.J. Creamer 2015
89 Destiny Flight Vincent Lacourt 2015
90 Redstone Flight Rick Henfling 2015
91 Enterprise Flight Anthony Vareha 2015
92 Cerulean Flight Rebecca Wingfield 2018
93 Zenith Flight Adi Boulos 2018
94 Unity Flight Pooja Jesrani 2018
95 Athena Flight Allison Bolinger 2018
96 Argo Flight Marcos Flores 2018
97 Excelsior Flight Paul Konyha 2018
98 Adagio Flight Brandon Lloyd 2021
99 Horizon Flight Diane Dailley 2021
100 Mosaic Flight Fiona Turett 2022
101 Lion Flight Chloe Mehring 2022
102 Ignis Flight Chris Dobbins2023
103 Cerberus FlightElias Myrmo 2023
104 Vista Flight Nicole McElroy2023
105 Momentum FlightRonak Dave 2023
106 Alliance FlightHeidi Brewer 2023
107 Kinetic Flight Garrett Hehn 2023
108 Somos Flight Diana Trujillo 2024

Notes

  1. Bryan Lunney is a second generation FD, as the son of Glynn Lunney.
  2. Deceased. (Info via Turquoise Flight).