HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — NASA has selected Stephen Cash as director of Marshall Space Flight Center, with his appointment taking effect Monday, October 19.
The agency announced the decision October 16. Cash returns to the center where he started his NASA career in 1982, bringing decades of experience in propulsion, engineering and mission safety.
A major role in U.S. space exploration
NASA says Cash will oversee more than 5,000 civil service and contractor employees and a portfolio covering propulsion, space systems, research and technology development.
Marshall supports the Artemis program through work on the Space Launch System rocket and management of the Human Landing System Program. Its responsibilities also include technologies relevant to future exploration, including nuclear power and propulsion.
Leadership transition
Cash spent 34 years at NASA before retiring in 2016. His previous roles included managing Marshall’s Space Shuttle Propulsion Office and directing its Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate.
He succeeds acting director Rae Ann Meyer, who has led Marshall since September 2025. NASA said Meyer will return to her deputy director role.
Source: NASA announcement, October 16.
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