So probably any reasonable person to be the NASA Administrator will be welcome, and if it is Bridenstine he will likely be acceptable to all concerned.
This Senate majority wouldn't object to the NASA Administrator being a climate change 'denier.' He'll get much more grief from Senators who are pro-SLS/Orion -- and see any support of commercial space as a threat to their pet project. Word is that the Alabama Congressional delegation is holding up the nomination; IMO, probably holding out a candidate of their choosing.
Mike Pence had his meeting about space last week. Apparently they now have a name for their #NASA Administrator nominee. Tick tock.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited executive order June 30 re-establishing the National Space Council.
the US space agency set a dubious record on the Fourth of July: the longest span of time that a newly elected president has gone without naming a new NASA chief.The previous record was a 164-day stretch in 1971 under President Richard Nixon.
From an article on phys.org about President Trump's plans for NASA.Quotethe US space agency set a dubious record on the Fourth of July: the longest span of time that a newly elected president has gone without naming a new NASA chief.The previous record was a 164-day stretch in 1971 under President Richard Nixon.https://phys.org/news/2017-07-liftoff-trump-bold-space.html
Jim Bridenstine tells me he still hasn't heard from the White House on this yet. (First tweet [below] was from May)https://twitter.com/byrdinator/status/889638542737121280QuoteI asked Jim Bridenstine when Trump is going to get around to making him NASA administrator. He hasn't heard from them in a month. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯https://twitter.com/byrdinator/status/864707718740942848
I asked Jim Bridenstine when Trump is going to get around to making him NASA administrator. He hasn't heard from them in a month. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯https://twitter.com/byrdinator/status/864707718740942848
If rumors I'm hearing about NASA leadership are true, my advice is to come to peace with the SLS.
Prediction I feel pretty confident in: If you like the SLS rocket, you'll love NASA's new deputy administrator.
I had to google the person
I don't know. This person is not directly tied to Orion like SLS.
Sounding more like the Alabama (sorry, need to stop here for a second and just say that I have to use stupid words to get my point across. I know that means I must have a weak argument, but that's why I use bad words). has their way...
Eric Berger believes new deputy admin chosen:
Two sources say NASA administrator and deputy have been informed of pending nomination. Will be publicly named during a ceremony next month.
If the two people whose names I've heard are the nominees, they have the potential to effectively lead NASA, imo. As much as anyone can.
not a new era.
So...% of going to moon? % Commercial vs Gov't, Cost+ vs Fixed Price, Robotic vs Human? Alabama vs...everyone else? Cmon Eric, New Era? or..
Commercially "friendly/supportive"at least so "others" can help issue in a new era?