The head of NASA’s human spaceflight office has resigned just one week before the agency is expected to launch astronauts from American soil for the first time in nearly a decade
He took over the job in October after his predecessor, William Gerstenmaier, was demoted and eventually left the agency.“Doug hit the ground running this year and has made significant progress in his time at NASA,” the note from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said. “His leadership of HEO has moved us closer to accomplishing our goal of landing the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024.
While the agency officially announced Loverro's departure as a resignation, two officials with knowlege told POLITICO that he was pushed out over disagreements with Bridenstine. Ken Bowersox, the current deputy associate administrator in the human spaceflight office, will serve as the acting administrator.
On May 27, NASA plans to send two astronauts to the International Station aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, the first time since the retirement of the space shuttle program in 2011 that astronauts will launch from U.S. soil.
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