Editing Kennedy Space Center (section)

== KSC directors ==
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Since KSC's formation, eleven NASA officials have served as directors, including three former astronauts (Crippen, Bridges and Cabana):<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www3.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/pdf/642415main_Center%20Directors%20Portraits.pdf |title=Celebrating KSC's 50th Annversary |publisher=NASA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nasa.gov/history/historic-personnel/#centers |title=Personnel |publisher=NASA}}</ref>

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! {{abbr|No.|Number}}
! Image
! Director
! Start
! End
! {{Refh}}
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| 1
| [[File:Kurt H. Debus.jpg|70px]]
| [[Kurt H. Debus]]
| July 1962
| November 1974
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/biographies/debus.html |title=Dr. Kurt H. Debus |publisher=NASA |access-date=May 5, 2012}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
| acting
|
| Miles Ross
| November 1974
| January 18, 1975
|
|-
| 2
| [[File:Lee R. Scherer, Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center - KSC-75PC-0037.jpg|70px]]
| [[Lee R. Scherer]]
| January 19, 1975
| September 25, 1979
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/biographies/scherer.html |title=Lee R. Scherer |publisher=NASA |access-date=May 5, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 3
| [[File:RichardGSmith.jpg|70px]]
| [[Richard G. Smith (engineer)|Richard G. Smith]]
| September 26, 1979
| August 2, 1986
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/biographies/smith-r.html |title=Richard G. Smith |publisher=NASA |access-date=May 5, 2012}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
| acting
|
| Thomas E. Utsman
| August 3, 1986
| September 30, 1986
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 4
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Lt Gen Forrest McCartney.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Forrest S. McCartney]]
| October 1, 1986
| August 31, 1987
| as USAF<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/biographies/mccartney.html |title=Forrest S. McCartney |publisher=NASA |access-date=May 5, 2012}}</ref>
|-
|September 1, 1987
|December 31, 1991
| as civilian
|-
| 5
| [[File:Robert Crippen.jpg|70px]]
| [[Robert L. Crippen]]
| January 1, 1992
| January 21, 1995
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/biographies/crippen.html |title=Robert L. Crippen |publisher=NASA |access-date=May 5, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/01/06/Crippen-takes-helm-at-Florida-space-center/1793694674000/ |title=Crippen takes helm at Florida space center |first=William |last=Harwood |date=January 6, 1992 |work=[[United Press International]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/12/13/director-of-space-center-quits/ |title=Director of Space Center quits |date=December 13, 1994 |newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times]]}}</ref>
|-
| 6
| [[File:Jay F. Honeycutt.jpg|70px]]
| [[Jay F. Honeycutt]]
| January 22, 1995
| March 2, 1997
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/biographies/honeycut.html |title=Jay F. Honeycutt |publisher=NASA |access-date=May 5, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 7
| [[File:Roy Bridges.jpg|70px]]
| [[Roy D. Bridges, Jr.]]
| March 2, 1997
| June 13, 2003
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/biographies/bridges.html |title=Roy D. Bridges |publisher=NASA |access-date=May 5, 2012}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
| acting
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[File:James W. Kennedy, the director of the NASA Kennedy Space Center - KSC-03PP-3059.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | James W. Kennedy
| June 13, 2003
| August 10, 2003
|
|-
| 8
| August 10, 2003
| January 4, 2007
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nasa.gov/people/james-w-kennedy/ |title=James W. Kennedy |publisher=NASA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/releases/2006/release-20060501.html |title=NASA KSC Director Announces Retirement |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503201722/http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/releases/2006/release-20060501.html |archive-date=May 3, 2008 |publisher=NASA |date=May 1, 2006 |access-date=May 5, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/new-kennedy-space-center-director/ |title=New Kennedy Space Center director |date=January 5, 2007 |magazine=[[Astronomy (magazine)|Astronomy]]}}</ref><ref name="parson replaces kennedy"/>
|-
| 9
| [[File:William (Bill) W. Parsons, Jr. - 01.jpg|70px]]
| [[William W. Parsons (NASA)|William W. Parsons]]
| January 4, 2007
| October 26, 2008
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/biographies/parsons.html |title=William W. Parsons |publisher=NASA |access-date=May 5, 2012}}</ref><ref name="parson replaces kennedy">{{cite web |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0701/07kscparsons/ |title=Parsons becomes Kennedy Space Center director |date=January 7, 2007 |publisher=SpaceFlight Now}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/30cabana/ |title=Cabana to succeed Parsons as Kennedy Space Center director |date=September 30, 2008 |publisher=SpaceFlight Now}}</ref>
|-
| 10
| [[File:Robert D. Cabana on August 8, 2023 (3x4 cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Robert D. Cabana]]
| October 26, 2008
| May 17, 2021
|<ref>{{cite press release |title=Cabana to Succeed Parsons as Kennedy Space Center Director |publisher=[[NASA]] |date=September 30, 2008 |url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/sep/HQ_08-249_Parsons_leaves.html |access-date=September 30, 2008 |archive-date=October 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001224954/http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/sep/HQ_08-249_Parsons_leaves.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nasa.gov/people/former-nasa-associate-administrator-robert-d-cabana/ |title=Robert D. Cabana |publisher=NASA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://spacenews.com/cabana-assumes-role-as-tenth-nasa-kennedy-space-center-director/ |title=Cabana Assumes Role As Tenth NASA Kennedy Space Center Director |date=October 30, 2008 |work=[[SpaceNews]]}}</ref><ref name="Cabana promoted">{{cite web |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/05/12/long-time-kennedy-space-center-director-to-take-job-at-nasa-headquarters/ |title=Long-time Kennedy Space Center director to take job at NASA Headquarters |date=May 12, 2021 |first=Stephen |last=Clark |work=Spaceflight Now}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
| acting
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[File:Janet E. Petro.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Janet Petro|Janet E. Petro]]
| May 17, 2021
| June 29, 2021
| <ref name="Cabana promoted"/>
|-
| 11
| June 30, 2021
| January 20, 2025
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Kennedy Space Center gets first woman director, Janet Petro, after Bob Cabana promoted to NASA |newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=June 30, 2021 |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/space/os-bz-kennedy-space-center-new-director-20210630-nqpxqwa4zff5bahkoec4m6cx5m-story.html |access-date=July 1, 2021 |first=Caroline |last=Glenn |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nasa.gov/people/janet-e-petro/ |title=Janet Petro |publisher=NASA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/who-is-janet-petro-trumps-pick-for-acting-nasa-administrator |title=Who is Janet Petro, Trump's pick for acting NASA administrator? |first=Andrew |last=Jones |date=February 10, 2025 |work=[[Space.com]]}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
|acting
|[[File:Acting Director of the John F. Kennedy Space Center Kelvin Manning.jpg|70px]]
|Kelvin Manning
|January 20, 2025
|Present
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nasa.gov/people/kennedy-biographies-manning/ |title=Kelvin Manning |publisher=NASA}}</ref>
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