For the past six years, Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen has led NASA’s science division. From the deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope to landing a robot on Mars, Dr. Z has been at the helm for some of NASA’s most complex and critical science missions. At the end of this year, he’s leaving the agency.

Six years of science: NASA's Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen reflects on his tenure as the agency's science cheif

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Six years of science: NASA's Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen reflects on his tenure as the agency's science cheif

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