"Strong leadership is essential to advancing NASA’s mission, and Joel Montalbano and Dana Hutcherson are exceptionally well-qualified to serve in these acting roles…" Source: Jared Isaacman, NASA administrator, discussing how NASA has replaced two top leaders tied to the Boeing Starliner’s most recent mission, the crewed flight test that launched from Cape Canaveral in June 2024 and ended in what NASA recently classified as a "Type A" mishap. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has replaced the heads of the Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD) and the Commercial Crew Program. Ken Bowersox is retiring and Steve Stich is moving to another position at the agency.
