Keith’s note: according to the NASA KSC posting “NASA announced Friday Janet Petro, center director for the agencyâs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is retiring. … Effective Friday, Kelvin Manning […]
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About Those NASA Interns
Keith’s note: The other day I tweeted that “In the @NASAKennedy town hall yesterday KSC Center Director and former Acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro said that it was that DOGE […]
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Janet Petro’s Final Embrace The Challenge Update – 18 July 2025
Last week, President Trump announced Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy will serve as NASAâs next acting administrator. Since then, my focus has been on ensuring a smooth transition. Iâm also […]
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Part Time NASA Administrator Update
Keith’s note: Apparently Janet Petro did not ‘Embrace The Challenge’ hard enough when it came to getting people at NASA to quit – thus leading to her replacement – even […]
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Janet Petro Heads Back To KSC
Keith’s note: this is from NASA PAO âI am honored to have served the President as the acting NASA Administrator for the past 6 months. His decision to appoint Secretary […]
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Janet Petro’s ‘Embrace The Challenge’ Holiday Feel Good Edition
As we approach Independence Day, I recognize this continues to be a time of transition for many across the agency. We’re working through complex changes together, and I want to […]
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Janet Petro’s Embrace The Challenge Update 27 June 2025: “Voluntary Workforce Shaping”
Thank you to everyone who tuned in for this weekâs agency town hall. More than 32,000 of you watched through townhall.nasa.gov â and that doesnât include those who gathered in auditoriums and […]
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Janet Petro Wants You All To Be Happy
Keith’s note: Janet Petro is a master in the art of not reading the room. Massive budget cuts, draconian personal layoffs, well-liked Administrator nominee bounced for intra-White House political food […]
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Janet Petro Embraces The FY 2026 Budget Challenge
Keith’s note: Janet Petro just sent out “Fiscal Year 2026 Discretionary Budget Request” – “On Friday, the Trump-Vance Administration released topline details of its fiscal year 2026 budget request, which […]
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Janet Petro NASA Update – May 1, 2025
This week marked 100 days in President Trump’s Administration – 100 days of pressing forward on bold goals while continuing our tradition of exploring, innovating, and inspiring for the benefit […]