Kathryn Lueders is currently the general manager of Starbase, home of the
SpaceX Starship transportation system. Recently retired from NASA, Lueders held
the position of associate administrator of the Space Operations Mission
Directorate (SOMD), overseeing the International Space Station Program (ISS), the
Commercial LEO Development Program, all communication and navigation
services for NASA, all NASA Launch Activities and overall crew operations across
the human spaceflight portfolio. Lueders previously served as the first female
associate administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission
Directorate, managing the agency's full human spaceflight portfolio.