In a surprising move, Laurie Leshin has announced her resignation as director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, paving the way for David Gallagher to take the helm. Under Leshin's leadership, JPL launched several high-profile missions, including the Mars Perseverance rover. Gallagher, a seasoned expert with over 30 years at JPL, is set to lead the lab into an exciting future amid ongoing space exploration challenges.
NASA has chosen SpaceX to provide launch services for the NEO Surveyor mission, aimed at detecting and observing asteroids and comets that could pose a threat to Earth. Learn more about this crucial planetary defense initiative.
