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Armstrong is NASA’s primary center for high-risk, atmospheric flight research and test projects. The center has a diverse workforce of just more than 1,100 civil servants, contractors, and interns, and works with many more U.S. contractors, academia, and international and commercial partners to explore, discover, and expand knowledge for the benefit of humanity.

Office of the Center Director
Research & Engineering
Mission Support
Mission Operations
Programs & Projects
Safety & Mission Assurance
Flight Operations
Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Armstrong Center Director

Troy A. Asher

Troy A. Asher is the acting center director at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Appointed to this position in March 2026, he oversees all aspects of management, strategy, and operations at Armstrong, one of the agency’s 10 field centers.

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Two men stand facing each other, one in a green flight jacket, and one in a brown flight jacket. They shake hands while standing in front of the back of a white aircraft with a blue stripe.
Troy Asher, director for flight operations at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, shakes hands with Jeremy Johnson, a pilot with NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. The two stand in front of a NASA Pilatus PC-12 aircraft, tail number 606, which arrived at the center Feb. 11, 2026. This aircraft is now housed at NASA Armstrong to continue supporting research at NASA Glenn, among other agency efforts.
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Office of the Center Director

Center Director (Acting): Troy A. Asher

Deputy Center Director: Laurie A. Grindle

Chief of Staff: Olivia J. Carte

Chief Engineer: Eric N. Becker

Center Chief Counsel: Jonathan Brett Swanson

Legislative Affairs

Information Technology

Mission Support

Associate Director for Mission Support (Acting): James W. Eastman

Office of Procurement

Chief Procurement Officer: Jennifer M. Stock

Human Capital Management

Director for California Human Resources: Linda Jensen

Internal Controls and Management Systems

Armstrong Office of Communications

Office of STEM Engagement

Programs & Projects

Director for Programs and Projects: Eddie Zavala

Flight Operations

Director for Flight Operations (Acting): Shawn M. Kern

Flight Crew (Pilots’ Biographies)

Operations Engineering

Avionics and Instrumentation

Fabrication

Life Support

Maintenance

Research & Engineering

Director for Research and Engineering: Stephen C. Jensen

Office of the Center Chief Technologist

Chief Technologist: David F. Voracek

Systems Engineering and Integration

Aerodynamics and Propulsion

Dynamics and Controls

Sensors and Systems Development

Flight Instrumentation and Systems Integration

Aerostructures

Research Engineering Operations

Mission Operations

Director for Mission Operations (Acting): Otto Schnarr

Range Engineering

Range Operations

Simulation Engineering

Safety and Mission Assurance

Director for Safety and Mission Assurance (Acting):  Roosevelt R. Jones

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer (Acting): Joshua M. Martin

Internal Controls and Management Systems

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