Jenny Morrison, a child of the space shuttle program, was walking on the ground of the NASA space center in Houston with her parents and listening to family stories about feeding the human space.
Now, with more than 15 years in NASA, Morrison works as one of the managers of Johnson’s environmental programs. It guarantees that the center is compatible with the laws that protect its resources by overseeing the organizational compliance with cultural and natural resources, storm water programs and drinking water, and the National Law for Environmental Policy. It also protects Johnson’s historical legacy as director of Johnson’s cultural resources.
Morrison said: “I make sure that our actions are compatible with the national historical preservation law, because the center is a historical region with national historical monuments on the site.” “I make sure that we respect and document Johnson’s heritage as it paves the way for new efforts and the goals of the task.”
Morrison is proud to find solutions that increase efficiency with resource protection. An example is a project with Johnson’s geographical information system team to create a map of the chemical and material spill plan. The new system helps to track spill tracks at a higher speed and underground line to spread resources faster, which reduces cleaning costs and reduces environmental effects.
She said: “Every improvement we make not only time and resources, but also enhances our ability to support NASA’s mission.”
Jenny Morrison
Environmental program director
For Morrison, success often comes to teamwork. She learned to adapt her style with colleagues’ needs to enhance cooperation.
She said: “By making an effort to accommodate communications patterns for others and learn from different views, we create a better and more efficient work.” “Fortunately, many people here in NASA are ready to teach and share their experiences.”
Her message to a simple artemis generation: always continue to learn!
“You never know when you can give you a side conversation answer to a problem you face on the line,” she said. “You should be ready to ask questions and learn something new to find these connections.”
Jenny Morrison
Environmental program director
Her passion is related to learning and discovering a family tradition in NASA. Her grandfather contributed to multiple APOLLO missions, including help to solve the APOLLO 13. Her mother at the center has worked in copying the astronaut records and writing proposals, and her father’s party experiments on the space shuttle and the International Space Station. Morrison’s sister and her extended family worked in Johnson.
Her son is now arising on the center of the center while attending the JSC Child Care Center. She said: “As the fourth generation in Johnson, he is already talking about how he loves science and cannot wait for his own experiences.”
For Morrison, carrying a family heritage forward through environmental supervision is a privilege. “Be able to contribute to the NASA mission through environmental compliance, it looks like the best in the worlds for me,” Morrison said. “It combines my love for science and people with the drive to find more efficient ways to work while protecting this amazing site and everything it represents.”