There will be new leadership at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, according to a news release.
Clayton Turner, who took over as director of the Langley Research Center in September 2019, has been named the acting associate administrator for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, or STMD.
Turner will replace Dr. Kurt Vogel, who is retiring from NASA after 30 years in government and who headed the STMD since January. Turner’s role at Langley will be filled by Dawn Shaible, who was previously deputy director of the NASA Glenn Research Center.
While these changes go into effect immediately, Turner’s and Shaible’s new assignments are temporary, according to a release. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced the position changes Tuesday, and thanked Vogel for his service.
“Our Space Technology Mission Directorate and Langley Research Center are in good hands with Clayton and Dawn, and I look forward to continuing to work with them as we lead NASA into the future,” Nelson said.
STMD “develops technologies through a community of entrepreneurs, researchers, and innovators to solve the nation’s toughest challenges and enable future NASA and commercial missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond,” according to NASA’s website.
Turner has worked at NASA for more than 30 years. His roles at Langley include engineering director, associate director and deputy director. He’s worked on a wide range of projects including the Space Shuttle program’s Return to Flight work, the flight test of the Ares 1-X rocket, the flight test of the Orion Launch Abort System and the entry, descent, and landing segment of the Mars Science Laboratory.
After 37 years with NASA, Schaible will be leading the 3,000 scientists, researchers and engineers at Langley. She was the director of engineering at Langley prior to taking over as deputy director of the Glenn Research Center in February 2023 and has been a leader in several programs at NASA including the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs.
Gavin Stone, 757-712-4806, gavin.stone@virginiamedia.com
