SpaceX Hires Former NASA Manned Space Supervisor to Participate in Interstellar Spacecraft Projects
On Monday, May 16th, local time, according to sources familiar with the matter, Kathy Lueders, former NASA manned space director, has joined the SpaceX team to help oversee the interstellar spacecraft project.Luedes is the second former NASA manned space supervisor to retire and join SpaceX in recent years, and also another key employee recruited by the company
On Monday, May 16th, local time, according to sources familiar with the matter, Kathy Lueders, former NASA manned space director, has joined the SpaceX team to help oversee the interstellar spacecraft project.
Luedes is the second former NASA manned space supervisor to retire and join SpaceX in recent years, and also another key employee recruited by the company. Currently, SpaceX is committed to developing interstellar spacecraft, with plans to send NASA astronauts to the moon within the next decade.
Luedes worked at NASA for 31 years and retired in April this year. In 2021, she served as a NASA resource selection officer and selected SpaceX's interstellar spacecraft in a $3 billion contract for the Artemis lunar landing project. Other companies' lunar lander will be selected in subsequent contract projects.
Luedes is one of the officials pushing NASA to shift towards a public-private contracting model. In this mode, NASA funds the development of private spacecraft and purchases space flight services for astronauts, rather than owning spacecraft, in order to save costs..
As the head of NASA's manned space department, Ludes was responsible for supervising the development of the SpaceX manned Dragon. Today, the manned Dragon has become the main spacecraft for NASA astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
In late 2021, NASA underwent a major restructuring, and Luedes was no longer responsible for overseeing the lunar landing program. Instead, he was appointed as the head of NASA's space operations, responsible for overseeing the activities of the International Space Station.
It is reported that after joining SpaceX, Luedes will work with her former leader at NASA, Bill Gerstenmaier. Gerstmeier retired from his position as NASA's manned space supervisor in 2020 and joined SpaceX in a similar position for the interstellar spacecraft program. (Chen Chen)
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