Associate Administrator Ken Bowersox Leaving NASA

Irene Klotz Mark Carreau February 26, 2026
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Ken Bowersox.

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Ken Bowersox, head of NASA’s space operations division, announced Feb. 25 that he was retiring from the agency. Bowersox, 69, has served as associate administrator of NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate since May 2023, when he succeeded Kathryn Lueders. A former astronaut and retired U.S...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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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