Marcus Higgins Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Manager of the Crew Health team for the Artemis lunar missions. Spacecraft include Orion, Human Landing System, and Gateway. We’re going back to the Moon!

Mountain View, California

Provide leadership and guidance to Rodent Research staff (consisting of engineers, technicians, and scientists), as well as prioritize the team’s workload. Authored and received approval from NASA on the Contract Year 6 and 7 Rodent Research Project Task Plans and budget breakdown/Basis of Estimates. Manage task costs, scope, and schedule. Approve procurements and draft subcontracts. Present monthly financials and management review charts. Update future budget estimates. Support NASA Rodent Research Project Manager. Provide support to KBR Houston on Ground Transporter effort.

Mountain View, California

Work at NASA Ames Research Center supporting mission integration and operations for the ISS Rodent Research Project. Lead for the Operations Group. Supported the following missions in varying positions including Ops Lead and Rodcom (Rodent Research Communicator to the ISS crew): Rodent Research (RR)-4, RR-5, RR-9, RR-6, and RR-7. The purpose of these missions was to perform studies on tissue healing, bone growth, preventing muscle atrophy, and microbiome effects. Was also the RR-6 Deputy Mission Lead, the RR-7 Mission Lead, and currently the RR-10 Mission Lead for planning and development.

Mountain View, California

Support Rodent Research Task Lead. Write monthly/quarterly reports, draft monthly management review charts, prepare task modifications/plans, submit requests for additional personnel, and conduct hiring interviews. In addition, update budget, assist with procurements, and draft subcontracts.

Houston, Texas Area

Worked in Mission Control at NASA's Johnson Space Center providing operational and technical support ensuring that hardware designed to keep the International Space Station crew healthy remained functional. Responsible for troubleshooting hardware anomalies in real-time. Scheduled medical activities and reviewed plans and products to ensure accuracy. Supported medical activities to facilitate successful execution by the onboard crew.Had the following responsibilities during time as a Biomedical Flight Controller (BME): STS-124/1J Flight Lead, Increment 18 Deputy BME Lead, Increments 19/20 BME Technical Liaison (liaison between operations and engineering), Increments 25/26, 43, & 49 BME Manager, 1-Year Mission BME Lead, Emergency Operations BME Lead (worked issues relating to fire, ammonia, depress/hypoxia, toxic release response), CO2 BME Lead, Toxicology/Air Quality Subgroup BME Lead, Flight Rules BME Lead, Extravehicular Activities (EVA) BME Lead.Experienced in delivering oral presentations and achieving multilateral agreements with team members at NASA as well as international partners (eg. European, Russian, and Japanese).