Mackenzie Lystrup

Mackenzie Lystrup is the director of NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center, where she oversees various research initiatives and operational aspects of the agency's space science missions. Recently, she was in the news for informing employees about the Trump administration's decision to cancel the lease for the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City, prompting a transition to remote work for the lab's staff and raising concerns about the future of Earth science missions.