Daniel Goldin
9th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
In office April 1, 1992 – November 17, 2001
President	George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton George W. Bush
Preceded by	Richard H. Truly
Succeeded by	Sean O'Keefe
Personal details
Born	Daniel Saul Goldin (1940-07-23)July 23, 1940 (age 85) New York City, U.S.
Spouse	Judy Goldin (m. 1962)
Children	2
Education	City College of New York (BS)
Occupation	Founder of Cold Canyon AI
Known for	Longest-tenured Administrator of NASA

Daniel Saul Goldin (born July 23, 1940) served as the 9th and longest-tenured administrator ofNASA from April 1, 1992, to November 17, 2001. He was appointed by US PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush and also served under presidentsBill Clinton andGeorge W. Bush. He is an entrepreneur and technologist. Most recently, he is the founder of Cold Canyon AI, an innovation advisory company. His career has spanned numerous technologies and businesses in space science, aeronautics, national security, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence.

Born inNew York City to Louis Goldin and Jean Goldin, Goldin earned aBachelor of Science degree inmechanical engineering from theCity College of New York in 1962.

He began his career at NASA'sGlenn Research Center inCleveland, Ohio, that year (1962), and worked onelectric propulsion systems for humaninterplanetary travel. Goldin left NASA after five years to work at theTRW Space and Technology Group inRedondo Beach, California. Goldin spent 25 years at TRW, climbing to the position of Vice President and General Manager.^[1] There, he spent much of his time on classified military and intelligence space programs.^[2]

He was NASA Administrator from 1992 to 2001, and was known for his support for a"Faster, better, cheaper" philosophy.^[3] He was known as a demanding but efficient manager.^[2]

Upon joining NASA, Goldin reflected on the failedMars Observer project and described his dissatisfaction with the agency's workflow: "so much is riding on each flight that NASA can't afford to have them fail — leading to more caution, delay, and expense."^[2] He said to make spacecraft smaller, lighter, and inexpensive, so that NASA could take more risks and not fear making mistakes.^[2] He encouraged the team defining what would become theJames Webb Space Telescope to use a larger beryllium mirror.^[3]

• NASA biography of Daniel Saul GoldinArchived 2016-12-08 at theWayback Machine
• Goldin Stands by 'Faster, Better, Cheaper' Credo - by Alex Canizares at theWayback Machine (archived July 23, 2008)
• Appearances onC-SPAN

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