Janet Petro
Janet Petro | |
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Official portrait, 2015 | |
| Acting Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration | |
| In office January 20, 2025 – July 9, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Bill Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Sean Duffy (acting) |
| 11th Director of the Kennedy Space Center | |
| Assumed office June 1, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Robert D. Cabana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 65–66) Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | United States Military Academy (BS) Boston University (MBA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
Janet E. Petro is an American engineer and civil servant serving since 2021 as the 11th director of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). From January 20, 2025, to July 9, 2025, Petro served as the acting administrator of NASA. When then-NASA administrator Bill Nelson appointed her KSC director on June 1, 2021, Petro made history as the first woman to hold the position. She assumed the role of acting administrator on January 20, 2025, following her appointment by President Donald Trump, also becoming the first woman to hold that role.