Vanessa E. Wyche

Vanessa Wyche
Wyche in 2022
13th Director of the Johnson Space Center
Assumed office
June 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byMark Geyer
Personal details
SpouseGeorge Wyche Jr. Esq
Children1 son
Alma materClemson University (BS, MS)
OccupationDirector of NASA's Johnson Space Center[1]
AwardsNASA Outstanding Leadership Medal

Two NASA Achievement Medals Rotary Stellar Nomination Women@NASA Awardee (2014) “Women Worth Watching” honoree (2016) Inducted into Thomas Green Clemson Academy of Engineers and Scientists at Clemson University (2019)

Honorary Doctorate of Science Coastal Carolina University (2022)

Vanessa E. Wyche is an American engineer and civil servant who is currently serving as the Director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) since 2021.[1] A NASA employee for over 30 years, Wyche served previously as Deputy Director and Lead Engineer of JSC. [2][3][4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Bacon, Nicole (2018-08-08). "NASA Announces New Deputy Director of Johnson Space Center". NASA. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  3. ^ Wong, Michael (2017-11-07). "Vanessa E. Wyche - Deputy Director of NASA's Johnson Space Center". NASA. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  4. ^ Shah, Leah (2018-03-15). "Influential Women in Houston". Visit Houston. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

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