Makenzie Lystrup

Makenzie Lystrup
Makenzie Lystrup
14th Director of the Goddard Space Flight Center
	In office; April 10, 2023 – August 1, 2025
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Dave Mitchell (acting)
Succeeded by	Cynthia Simmons (acting)
Personal details
Born	c. 1977 (age 48–49)
Scientific career
Alma mater	Portland State University (BS); University College London (PhD)
Awards	Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science,; Fellow of the American Astronomical Society,; Fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics;
Fields	Planetary science
Institutions	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Ball Aerospace & Technologies; United States House of Representatives;
Thesis	Near infrared studies of Jupiter's upper atmosphere (2008)
Doctoral advisor	Steve Miller

Makenzie Lystrup (born c. 1977) is an American planetary scientist and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of SPIE, best known as a prominent voice in civil space projects and science policy. Lystrup was the 14th the director of the Goddard Space Flight Center. She has previously served as the vice president and general manager for civil space at Ball Aerospace.