Two NASA Field Center Directors Are Leaving – More Changes Ahead?

NASA will soon announce that Glenn Research Center Director Ray Lugo and Johnson Space Center Director Mike Coats are leaving their respective positions. All-hands meetings have reportedly been scheduled for tomorrow (Friday) at JSC and GRC.

As was reported on NASAWatch in August, these departures, which will be described as “retirement”, are part of a larger attempt by NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden to rearrange field center management at NASA. Bolden is still attempting to replace several other NASA field center directors including Ames Research Center Director Pete Worden – despite repeated pressure on Bolden from the White House and Congress not to do so.

Bolden Seeks To Replace Multiple Center Directors, earlier post