Quote from: yg1968 on 03/19/2021 02:09 pmhttps://twitter.com/SpcPlcyOnline/status/1372924894493696002Not the most inspiring statement (a little too generic). I am surprised that he didn't even mention Artemis or the Moon to Mars program.
https://twitter.com/SpcPlcyOnline/status/1372924894493696002
Quote from: yg1968 on 03/19/2021 07:19 pmQuote from: yg1968 on 03/19/2021 02:09 pmhttps://twitter.com/SpcPlcyOnline/status/1372924894493696002Not the most inspiring statement (a little too generic). I am surprised that he didn't even mention Artemis or the Moon to Mars program.Its appropriate that he didn't. People forget that the NASA admin serves at the pleasure of the president. The admin is there to exact the president's plans - not their own. As the head of NASA, Nelson's job will be to stear NASA in the direction that Biden wants, not what he wants.
Biden Picks Bill Nelson as Next NASA Administrator
Excellent article by Marcia Smith, very balanced:Quote from: Marcia SmithBiden Picks Bill Nelson as Next NASA Administratorhttps://twitter.com/SpcPlcyOnline/status/1373039043643080705
Bolden said “no one is more disappointed than me” that a woman was not nominated. He proposed three names to the Biden team himself, all women (including Pam Melroy) and said Nelson did as well, but when the call came from the President, it was for Nelson to serve.
Congratulations to Bill Nelson, nominated to be the next NASA Administrator! Bill is one of the best space specialists in the world! A real plus for NASA!@NASA@cnes🇺🇸🇫🇷
I admit I had similar misgivings about Bridenstein that lasted a year into his tenure and as such I am willing to give Nelson a fair shake. I don't think them both coming from congress is a strong predictor of outcome. They can both move the political machine, but the part that made Bridenstein special is that he understood where the machine should be going and was able to work minor miracles to keep commercial crew on track while not alarming the SLS advocates.
IMHO, Nelson will be very protective of KSC.But maybe now that he is out of the Senate, his perspective will widen.
Keep in mind that when the CXP debacle occurred SpaceX and the others were very nascent very small and very fragile. Many of the capabilities that exist now were purely theoretical and very high risk at that time, with the noteworthy exception being ACES and EELV2.
Charlie Bolden on criticisms that Bill Nelson paved the way for SLS's budget/schedule problems: "It's not fair to lay that on Nelson at all. When I was the NASA Administrator, it was my fault... I didn't execute on getting SLS delivered." via @Rachael_Joy
Quote from: Joey RouletteCharlie Bolden on criticisms that Bill Nelson paved the way for SLS's budget/schedule problems: "It's not fair to lay that on Nelson at all. When I was the NASA Administrator, it was my fault... I didn't execute on getting SLS delivered." via @Rachael_Joyhttps://twitter.com/joroulette/status/1374016265904386049