NASA Administrator Swears in James Free as Head of Exploration Systems

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, swears in James Free as the first associate administrator of the new Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. NASA is working to establish ESDMD to focus on planning and developing future space systems while a new Space Operations Mission Directorate will focus on operations. Both areas will support NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration approach.

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