As the Center's scientific activities expanded, so did the Center. Moore was able to take on the responsibility for the Meteoritics journal because Boyd, the man behind bringing the Nininger collection to ASU, joined the Center as its Associate Director. On the advice of chemistry professor Tommy Thompson, Moore hired Charles (Chuck) F. Lewis, a chemist from the Bureau of Mines in Salt Lake City, UT, as Curator of the collection. Lewis's strong analytical capabilities were scientifically invaluable and the Center relies even today on his organization and documentation of the collection's history and activity. The last key addition was Administrative Assistant Mrs. Joan Wrona, who managed the business of the Center from its early years into the early 1990s. With a small but dedicated team assembled, the stage was set for the continued success of the Center.

Figure 2: Researchers in the early, stylish years of the Center. From left:Walter Nichiporuk, Center research associate; Chuck Lewis, Curator; Everett Gibson, graduate student (now a Senior Planetary Scientist at NASA Johnson Spaceflight Center); Carleton Moore, Center Director. This lab is now the home of the Meteorite Preparation Lab.