#19 NASA Chief Flight Director Holly Ridings talks with Dr. Preston Cline

NASA Chief Flight Director Holly Ridings' talk with Dr. Preston
Cline


Holly Ridings was selected by NASA in 2018 as the first female
chief flight director. Holly hails from Amarillo, Texas, and
graduated with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering
from Texas A&M University. She joined NASA in 1998 as a
flight controller in the thermal operations group. She was first
selected as a flight director in 2005. Since then, she has served
as the lead flight director for several missions including
International Space Station mission Expedition 16 in 2007-2008.