Samuel Thurman

Dr. Samuel Thurman commands expertise as Meteorite Analysis team specialist from NASA’s Johnson Space Center, positioned to flank President Bartlet during the Galileo V Mars probe briefing. His presence elevates the rehearsal from jargon-clogged script to mythic odyssey, anchoring scientific rigor against Sam’s visionary rewrite and Bartlet’s defiant charisma. Thurman embodies the administration’s fusion of hard data and inspirational rhetoric, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Flight Operations Manager David Narakawa and NASA Chief Administrator Dr. Peter Jobson as White House staffers wrestle narrative control amid looming crises.