NASA Names Stephen Cash Marshall Space Flight Center Director

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  NASA Names Stephen Cash Marshall Space Flight Center Director

  Photo of Stephen Cash NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has named Stephen Cash director of the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, effective Monday, Oct. 19. Cash, a veteran NASA engineer and aerospace executive, returns to lead the center where he began his career more than four decades ago. “Marshall contributions to NASA's missions are historic and it's no question why it's the Center of Excellence for propulsion,” said Isaacman. “Steve Cash is a Marshall legend, has spent his career around the hardware, the people and has been in the seat before making the decisions when human spaceflight is on the line. As Marshall continues its critical role in Artemis and takes on new challenges in advanced propulsion, nuclear power, and the systems that will carry us deeper into the solar system, Steve brings the experience, technical judgment, and mission focus needed to lead the center into that next chapter. I am also grateful to Rae Ann Meyer for the leadership she has provided to Marshall during this transition and for her continued service to NASA.” “Leading a NASA center requires a commitment to its people and to the technical capabilities entrusted to them,

  Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:14:39 GMT

Timeline

1. 2026-10-16 20:14 UTC · NASA
   Announcement released

   NASA announced Stephen Cash's appointment as Marshall Space Flight Center Director on October 16, 2026 at 20:14 UTC.

2. 2026-10-19 00:00 UTC · NASA
   Start date of appointment

   Stephen Cash begins his role as director of the Marshall Space Flight Center effective Monday, Oct. 19, 2026.