Janet Petro became the first woman to lead NASA ... During high school, inspired by the opening of military academies to women, she applied and was accepted to leadership training at the United ...

When Janet Petro was only a little girl, her dad got a job at the burgeoning Kennedy Space Center working on NASA’s Mercury and Gemini programs. She wouldn’t know it then, but those missions ...

"I like to say I'm sort of preparing to wait for Jared, just making sure that everything is on track." COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — These are strange times for NASA, according to the agency's ...

Janet Petro has been appointed as the acting administrator of NASA, the US space agency announced after President Donald Trump took charge this week. Although for an interim period, Petro is the ...

NASA’s interim Trump-appointed leader, Janet Petro, sent a stern email to agency staff on Wednesday, abruptly halting diversity and inclusion programs. While Petro is the first woman to lead the ...

Janet Petro, the acting director of NASA, announced the move Monday in a memo to staff obtained by USA TODAY, calling it a "phased reduction in force" that is "occurring in advance" of a Thursday ...

Petro’s appointment as acting administrator is a significant milestone. While interim, her leadership shines a light on the evolving role of women in historically male-dominated fields like ...

Janet E. Petro has an impressive career spanning military and civilian roles ... She also received the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal and the Silver Snoopy Award.

Acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro (left) speaks with Space Foundation CEO Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle (Ret.) (right) during the foundation's 40th annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs on ...