Laurie Leshin Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Wed, 07 May 2025 23:26:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Laurie Leshin Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Leshin to step down as JPL director https://spacenews.com/leshin-to-step-down-as-jpl-director/ https://spacenews.com/leshin-to-step-down-as-jpl-director/#respond Wed, 07 May 2025 23:26:17 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=517180 Laurie Leshin headshot

The director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is leaving after three years on the job and will be replaced by a longtime lab official.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/leshin-to-step-down-as-jpl-director/feed/ 0 517180 JPL chief Laurie Leshin on science, Mars and budget infighting https://spacenews.com/jpl-chief-laurie-leshin-science-mars-budget-infighting/ https://spacenews.com/jpl-chief-laurie-leshin-science-mars-budget-infighting/#respond Thu, 11 Apr 2024 20:38:43 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=364502 Laurie Leshin headshot

Laurie Leshin spoke with SpaceNews about JPL’s path forward and steps to retain and bolster the revered laboratory’s capabilities.

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