MSFC Center Director Rumor (Update)

Keith's original 19 Aug 9:42 am note: The rumor going around MSFC today is that former astronaut Jan Davis is in the running to be named the new Center Director at MSFC. Bolden and Davis flew together on STS-60. Charlie Bolden is visiting MSFC today. After the visit he will then speak at a missile defense conference and then fly off to MAF tonight.

NASA administrator talks about space program's future, WAFF

"It was Bolden's first official visit as NASA administrator, but he's been to Huntsville before. He spent a year in training for shuttle missions with his dear friend and former astronaut Dr. Jan Davis. They flew together on STS-60. On Wednesday,Davis confirmed to WAFF 48 News that she's a candidate for Marshall's top job-center director - a position opened when Dave King stepped down in March. When asked if he was nearing the finalization of picking Marshall's new director, Bolden said,"Close, very close."

Davis a candidate for Marshall post, Huntsville Times

"I am a candidate. There are several qualified candidates in the running for this position, and that is about all I can say," Davis told The Times while attending the 2009 Space and Missile Defense Conference and Exhibition at the Von Braun Center. Davis could not comment on whether she would take the position or not, she said."