Marcia Lindstrom leads the Strategic Communications team for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), America’s new super heavy-lift rocket that will launch humans to the Moon and send large, strategic payloads to numerous deep space destinations. Prior to joining the SLS team, Marcia managed the External Relations Office for NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, engaging with key stakeholders in government and the aerospace industry local and nationwide.

Prior to her role as lead of the External Relations Office, she served as the Communications Strategist for NASA Headquarters, leading the agency’s efforts for large-scale events. Marcia came to NASA after more than a decade of work at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Her tenure at the U. S. Space & Rocket Center involved development efforts such as restoration of the Saturn V and included a six-year stint as the Director of Operations for the Center’s world-renowned Space Camp programs. Marcia is a veteran of the United States Air Force.