Trump Names KSC’s Janet Petro As Acting NASA Administrator

Janet Petro

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In a surprise move, President Trump on Jan. 20 named Janet Petro, director of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) since 2021, as the agency’s acting administrator. Petro could fill the role until Trump’s nominee for NASA administrator, billionaire Jarad Isaacman, achieves U.S. Senate confirmation. “In...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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