Administrator of NASA

The administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the highest-ranked officials of NASA, the space agency of the United States. The Administrator serves as the senior space science adviser to the President of the United States. According to NASA, the role of the Administrator is to "lead the NASA team and manage its resources to advance the Vision for Space Exploration."

 List of administrators 
 Status

 No. Portrait Name Took office Left office Days served President 1 100px|T. Keith Glennan T. Keith Glennan August 19, 1958 January 20, 1961  Dwight D. Eisenhower - 100px|Hugh Dryden Hugh Dryden January 11, 1961 February 14, 1961  John F. Kennedy 2 100px|James E. Webb James E. Webb February 14, 1961 October 7, 1968   Lyndon B. Johnson 3 100px|Thomas O. Paine Thomas O. Paine October 8, 1968 March 21, 1969   Richard NixonMarch 21, 1969September 15, 1970 - 100px|George Low George Low September 16, 1970 April 26, 1971  4 100px|James C. Fletcher James C. Fletcher April 27, 1971 May 1, 1977   Gerald Ford  Jimmy Carter - 100px|Alan M. Lovelace Alan M. Lovelace May 2, 1977 June 20, 1977  5 100px|Robert A. Frosch Robert A. Frosch June 21, 1977 January 20, 1981  - 100px|Alan M. Lovelace Alan M. Lovelace January 21, 1981 July 10, 1981 (220 total) Ronald Reagan 6 100px|James M. Beggs James M. Beggs July 10, 1981 December 4, 1985  -100px|William GrahamWilliam GrahamDecember 4, 1985May 11, 1986 7 100px|James C. Fletcher James C. Fletcher May 12, 1986 April 8, 1989  (3258 total) George H. W. Bush - 100px|Dale D. Myers Dale D. Myers April 8, 1989 May 13, 1989  8 100px|Richard H. Truly Richard H. Truly May 14, 1989 June 30, 1989  July 1, 1989 March 31, 1992 9 100px|Daniel Goldin Daniel Goldin April 1, 1992 November 17, 2001   Bill Clinton( total) George W. Bush - 100px|Daniel Mulville Daniel Mulville November 19, 2001 December 21, 2001  10 100px|Sean O'Keefe Sean O'Keefe December 21, 2001 February 11, 2005  - 100px|Frederick D. Gregory Frederick D. Gregory February 11, 2005 April 14, 2005  11 100px|Michael D. Griffin Michael D. Griffin April 14, 2005 January 20, 2009  - 100px|Christopher Scolese Christopher Scolese January 20, 2009 July 17, 2009  Barack Obama 12 100px|Charles Bolden Charles Bolden July 17, 2009 January 20, 2017  - 100px|Robert Lightfoot Robert M. Lightfoot Jr. January 20, 2017 April 23, 2018  Donald Trump 13 100px|Jim Bridenstine Jim Bridenstine April 23, 2018 January 20, 2021  - 100px|Steve Jurczyk Steve Jurczyk January 20, 2021 May 3, 2021  Joe Biden 14 136x136px|Bill Nelson Bill Nelson May 3, 2021 January 20, 2025  - 100px|Janet Petro Janet Petro January 20, 2025 July 9, 2025   Donald Trump - 100px|Sean Duffy Sean Duffy July 9, 2025 December 18, 2025  15 136x136px|Jared Isaacman Jared Isaacman December 18, 2025 Incumbent 

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