The silhouette of US engineer and NASA astronaut Megan McArthur is seen past the NASA logo in the Webb Auditorium at NASA headquarters in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) NASA space technology chief Jim Reuter to retire next month NASA will open a nationwide search to find a new associate administrator. May 11, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones