NASA Names Brian Hughes to Launch Operations Role
8 May 2026, 14:00 GMT
By Cheryl Warner
Topic: People of NASA
Source URL: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-names-brian-hughes-to-launch-operations-role/
NASA announced Friday that Brian Hughes will return to the agency as senior director of launch operations, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In this role, Hughes will provide enterprise-level leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for NASA’s launch infrastructure. Reporting to NASA Headquarters in Washington, Hughes will have direct responsibility for