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Nigel Packham

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Associate Director, Safety and Mission Assurance, NASA, Johnson Space Center at NASA Johnson Space Center
📍 Houston, Texas, United States

Nigel Packham is the Associate Director for Safety and Mission Assurance at NASAs Johnson Space Center, with nearly 35 years of experience. He holds a Ph. D. from Texas A&M University and is responsible for assessing risk for all human spaceflight missions. After his announced departure, he is joining A-P-T Research as a subject matter expert.

UK-born, Nigel is a world-renowned public speaker on risk management, applying NASAs approach to high-risk industries like medicine and oil & gas. He has presented internationally, including recent masterclasses in Northern Ireland. He previously commanded a four-person crew for a 91-day closed-chamber mission simulating long-duration spaceflight.

Unique fact: He once spent 91 consecutive days as commander of a four-person crew inside a 6-meter chamber to test advanced life support systems.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Associate Director, Safety and Mission Assurance, NASA, Johnson Space Center
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Personality Overview

How Nigel shows up

Late Adopter
Status Quo Seeker
Unexpressive

They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach. They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.

Priorities

Topics Nigel cares about

Human Spaceflight Safety
As Associate Director for Safety, his office is responsible for the final safety approval for every human spaceflight mission before it is cleared to fly.
Cross-Industry Risk
He developed and teaches a "Risk Masterclass" that applies NASA's safety principles to high-stakes fields like medicine, oil and gas, and the chemical industry.
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Career

Work history

1-2008
Associate Director, Safety and Mission Assurance, NASA, Johnson Space Center
NASA Johnson Space Center
9-2006
Associate Director, Safety
NASA
7-2020 - 9-2020
Acting Deputy Director, Safety and Mission Assuranc
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
In the press

Media appearances

APT Welcomes NASA Subject Matter Expert Dr. Nigel Packham. Featured in APT Research
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Interview with Nigel Packham, Associate Director, Safety and Mission Assurance, NASA Johnson Space Center. Featured in Focus Network
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Education
1984 - 1990
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Texas A&M University
1982 - 1983
Diploma of Imperial College
Imperial College London
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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