{
  "id": 18161125,
  "title": "Sean Gregory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/sean-gregory",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-04T17:30:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/people/sean-gregory/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sean Gregory heads the project management team for NASA's Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) Management Office. This office supports Earth observation needs for federal agencies through various projects, such as Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2, as well as OPERA. Before his current role at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Gregory served as the chief safety and mission assurance officer for the SLS boosters. During this time, he ensured quality, reliability, and systems safety, and contributed to the successful launch of Artemis I. Gregory has been recognized with a Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy Award for his contributions to the SLS project. He also led the operations and reliability and maintainability teams within the Safety and Mission Assurance Program Analysis and Systems Integration Group. Greg has earned bachelor's degrees in engineering physics and economics from West Virginia Wesleyan College and a master's degree in mechanical engineering from West Virginia University.",
  "summary": "Sean Gregory is the project manager for NASA’s Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) Management Office within the SNWG implementation team. Gregory manages more than 20 SNWG projects that meet Earth observation needs for federal agencies, including Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 and Observation Products for End-Users for Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA). Prior to joining the Office of Data […]…",
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}