Jonathan's Space Pages

NASA-JSC Flight Directors

A list created by Ed Van Cise and Royce Renfrew. 2021-24 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	1,2	1936-2021
5	Green Flight	Clifford E. Charlesworth	1966	2	1931-1991
6	Gold Flight	Gerald D. Griffin	1968
7	Maroon Flight	Milton L. Windler	1968
8	Orange Flight	M. P. (Pete) Frank III	1968	2	1930-2005
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
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	2	1944?-2012
17	Emerald Flight	Jay H. Greene	1981 May	2	1942-2017
18	Amber Flight	Brock (Randy) Stone	1981 Nov	2	1944-2013
19	Indigo Flight	Lawrence S. Bourgeiois	1981 Nov
20	Aquila Flight	A. (Lee) Briscoe	1983	2	1945-2024
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 Dobbins	2023
103	Cerberus Flight	Elias Myrmo	2023
104	Vista Flight	Nicole McElroy	2023
105	Momentum Flight	Ronak Dave	2023
106	Alliance Flight	Heidi Brewer	2023
107	Kinetic Flight	Garrett Hehn	2023
108	Somos Flight	Diana Trujillo	2024

Notes

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