The Baker Institute mourns the loss of George W.S. Abbey, who had served as senior fellow in space policy at the institute since 2002. Abbey died at 91 in Houston following an illness. A visionary pilot and engineer who contributed immeasurably to American spaceflight, Abbey directed NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center from 1996–2001. At the time of his appointment, he had served the agency for more than 30 years, beginning in 1964, when he was detailed to the Manned Spacecraft Center as...