Monday, October 5, 2026
Former NASA science chief to lead Blue Origin concepts
ETH Zurich said on October 2, 2026 that Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA associate administrator for science from 2016 to 2022 and head of ETH Zurich Space since 2023, will leave the university for Blue Origin. He told ETH he will start in January 2027 as senior vice president leading Blue Origin's Advanced Concepts team in the United States, which develops next-generation systems for living and working in space. Blue Origin's newsroom had not posted a matching item as of October 5; SpaceNews reported the hire from Antalya on October 4.
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