Engineering Development Directorate

The Engineering Development Directorate, or DE, embodies more than 30 years of experience in advanced engineering and applied research and development with ground and flight systems. This experience has been focused on the planning, development, and application of advanced technologies at Kennedy Space Center, resulting in a knowledge base and design expertise that is unique and critical to maintaining the efficiency, effectiveness, and safety for the KSC launch and landing mission. The DE team is a launch enabling force that:

• Provides non-routine engineering, scientific, analytical, and support functions
• Stands ready to quickly respond to operational needs that impede the processing flow
• Improves the efficiency and effectiveness of launch processes and operations through applied research, design, development, and test activities
• Plans, manages, and integrates facilities and equipment to improve quality and safety in payload and launch processes.