Dennis Dillman

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Dennis Dillman was a McDonnell-Douglas employee who trained seven Space Shuttle crews to deploy PAM payloads from 1984–1986. After the PAM program ended, he went to work for NASA, working at NASA Johnson, Goddard, Langley (NASA Engineering and Safety Center), and Headquarters for 37 more years. Recently retired, he is currently a volunteer for the SPACE 3.0 Foundation and the National Air and Space Museum.

• The Payload Assist Module: Personal Experiences with an Early Implementation of Commercial Payloads on the Space Shuttle (2025)
• The Mission Evaluation Room: A Brief History from Apollo through Shuttle (2026)