CLAYTON P. TURNER will serve as the associate administrator of the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) at NASA’s headquarters in Washington. His appointment is effective immediately.

Turner has been with NASA for more than 30 years has served as the acting associate administrator of STMD since July. In this role, Turner will continue to oversee executive leadership, strategic planning, and overall management of all technology maturation and demonstration programs executed from the directorate enabling critical space focused technologies that deliver today and help create tomorrow.

“Under Turner’s skilled and steady hand, the Space Technology Mission Directorate will continue to do what it does best: help NASA push the boundaries of what’s possible and drive American leadership in space,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “I look forward to what STMD will achieve under Turner’s direction.”

Source: NASA