Eight days from the first astronaut launch from American soil in nine years, NASA announced the head of its human spaceflight office had stepped down.
Doug Loverro was appointed as associate administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate in October 2019.
The office oversees all human related spaceflight missions and program. On Tuesday, NASA sent a memo to employees informing them Loverro stepped down on Monday and Ken Bowersox would take his place as acting associate administrator for HEO.
NASA confirmed the leadership change in a statement to News 6. “Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations Doug Loverro has resigned from his position effective Monday, May 18,” the statement read. “Loverro