Thanks for making my point before I had to. Leading a major government agency requires someone who knows how to get things done in Washington. How to work within an administration (where space will likely not even be on the list of things to do worry about). Negotiations with OMB and EOP are absolutely critical and require hard work, creativity, and more than little political skill.Working with Congressmen, Senators, and their staffers is an exacting skill. Without understanding what is going on a novice administrator could be used as a pawn in a bigger political game.We need a great administrator like James Webb. Someone who knows how to get resources, how to get Presidential attention, and someone who can organize and motivate the troops in the agency to all march to the same goal.These are real leadership requirements and hopefully the next administrator will have them.
Elon Musk....
Quote from: woods170 on 02/28/2016 09:41 amHere's how Wayne thinks about becoming NASA Administrator:Quote from: Wayne Halewaynehale says: November 7, 2015 at 2:52 pm Oh heavens no. I am particularly unsuited and ill prepared for what the Administrator has to do to make NASA successful. Working successful inside the beltway requires many skills that I lack. Thank you for the kind thought but lets just drop that idea.James Webb, when asked by the JFK administration to head NASA, told them "I don't believe this is a job for me". - Ed Kyle
Here's how Wayne thinks about becoming NASA Administrator:Quote from: Wayne Halewaynehale says: November 7, 2015 at 2:52 pm Oh heavens no. I am particularly unsuited and ill prepared for what the Administrator has to do to make NASA successful. Working successful inside the beltway requires many skills that I lack. Thank you for the kind thought but lets just drop that idea.
waynehale says: November 7, 2015 at 2:52 pm Oh heavens no. I am particularly unsuited and ill prepared for what the Administrator has to do to make NASA successful. Working successful inside the beltway requires many skills that I lack. Thank you for the kind thought but lets just drop that idea.
Has anybody watched any of the sessions of this year's Goddard Symposium (program attached)? If you listen to the panel discussion entitled "Evolution of a Space Policy: How to Achieve Consensus" (about 30 minutes into this video video below), you'll hear Lori Garver giving her views on how space policy has developed. She is quite blunt. I doubt that she would be so blunt if she were interested in becoming administrator.
Couldn't be worse than Bolden.
Still can't forgive her for her RS-25 smackdown, however
Quote from: Proponent on 03/15/2016 02:09 pmHas anybody watched any of the sessions of this year's Goddard Symposium (program attached)? If you listen to the panel discussion entitled "Evolution of a Space Policy: How to Achieve Consensus" (about 30 minutes into this video video below), you'll hear Lori Garver giving her views on how space policy has developed. She is quite blunt. I doubt that she would be so blunt if she were interested in becoming administrator.Her introduction also says that she was Hillary Clinton's adviser for space policy before joining the Obama administration. She is still quite passionate about what should be done and will likely have a shot at the position come November.
The question is could she get through the confirmation process in this political atmosphere and her stance on SLS?
Her introduction also says that she was Hillary Clinton's adviser for space policy before joining the Obama administration. She is still quite passionate about what should be done and will likely have a shot at the position come November.
Quote from: Rocket Science on 03/16/2016 01:13 pmThe question is could she get through the confirmation process in this political atmosphere and her stance on SLS?Based on the votes cast yesterday in my home state, Illinois, it looks like the Republicans are going to lose the Senate. That will change a lot of things.