Feb. 5 (UPI) — NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday that Marshall Space Flight Center’s Acting Director Joseph Pelfrey will assume the role on a permanent basis effective immediately.
Nelson called Pelfrey — the acting director of the Huntsville, Ala., facility since July 2023 — a “respected leader who shares the passion for innovation and exploration at NASA Marshall.”
Pelfrey will continue to oversee the “world-renowned team of scientists, engineers and technologists who have a hand in nearly every NASA mission,” Nelson added.
The Marshall facility is “renowned for its expertise in exploration and scientific discovery,” Palfrey said. “I am honored and humbled to be chosen to lead the center into the future.”
Nelson said the Artemis moon and Mars projects under Pelfrey “will continue to make critical advancements.”
