Kartavya Kant Tiwari

Amit Kshatriya, a 20-year agency veteran, has been named NASA's new Associate Administrator by Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy. He will advise the Administrator and supervise NASA's operations in this high-level civil service position. The majority of Kshatriya's career has been dedicated to the agency's Artemis Moon-to-Mars exploration program. He most recently served as the deputy head of NASA's Moon-to-Mars program office, where he oversaw the planning of upcoming Mars expeditions as well as crewed Artemis lunar missions. Promoting Kshatriya, according to NASA, "puts America's return to the Moon through Artemis at the very core of our agency," highlighting the organization's renewed emphasis on lunar exploration. Early Career and Credentials According to NASA, a Wisconsin native, Kshatriya earned mathematics degrees from Caltech and the University of Texas. He joined NASA in 2003 as a software and robotics engineer on the International Spac...