US EditionNearly 3,000 People Are Leaving NASA, and This Director Is One of Them
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND, JUL 21 – Dr. Makenzie Lystrup resigns as director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center amid proposed 25% budget cuts and workforce reductions impacting over 8,000 employees, officials said.
- On Monday, Dr. Makenzie Lystrup announced her resignation as director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, with her last day on August 1.
- Amid widespread agency cuts, NASA senior-level staff expected to exit over 2,000, while President Donald Trump’s proposed 2026 budget plans a 25% reduction totaling over $6 billion.
- As center director, Dr. Makenzie Lystrup oversaw Goddard's installations, managed missions like Hubble and Osiris Rex, and was named an AAAS fellow in 2019.
- Following Lystrup’s departure, Cynthia Simmons will serve as acting center director, and Vanessa Wyche expressed gratitude for Lystrup’s leadership and inspiration.
- Meanwhile, Goddard engineers are assembling the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope for launch next year, as Lystrup’s departure follows broader NASA leadership transitions.
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