04 May 2021
New NASA Administrator sworn in
...at the ceremony. “I was glad to be joined today by my rock, my wife, Grace, my children, deputy administrator nominee Col. Pam Melroy, and former NASA Administrators Charlie Bolden and Jim Bridenstine, whose standing with me symbolizes the continuity...
20 April 2018
Jim Bridenstine confirmed as new NASA Administrator
... picked him to lead the space agency. “It is an honour to be confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as NASA administrator,” Bridenstine said in a statement. “I am humbled by this opportunity, and I once again thank President Donald Trump and...
June 2019
Space industry prime directive
...on Space Shuttle flights STS-61C and STS-31 and mission commander on STS-45 and STS-60 before becoming NASA Administrator from July 2009 to January 2017. Today he is a passionate and enthusiastic advocate of space exploration, and a respected advisor...
July 2019
Next steps in human space exploration
... the plenary panel highlighted below on ‘The Future of Manned Spaceflight’, featuring Charlie Bolden (former NASA Administrator), Dimitry Loskutov (Director General, Glavkosmos), Naser Al Rashedi (Director of Space Policy & Regulations, UAE Space...
20 January 2017
Winners and potential losers of the Obama and Trump administrations
... likelihood of whether the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) would remain unscathed as President Trump takes office, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden is reported as saying, “I think anybody would be crazy to tell you that anything survives over...
11 November 2020
Senate deals major blow to Bridenstine’s Moon ambitions
... astronauts to the Moon. Having resigned from his seat in the House of Representatives to take the job of NASA administrator, Bridenstine is seen as drawing bipartisan support during his tenure, but Congress doesn’t appear as though it will come...
