Bolden Comments at IAC: Not Long For His Job?

Keith’s update: This commentary (audio clip) was recorded at the end of the Space Agency Heads plenary at the IAC in Prague. The moderator asks what the panelists expect between now and the next Congress. According to SpaceRef’s Marc Boucher who is covering the IAC, there are two things to listen for: Bolden describes NASA as being “the acknowledged leader in space exploration (corrected)”. Perminov winces (although the picture barely shows it) and makes a hand gesture when the translator tells him that Bolden just said. Perminov’s body language was, “No, I don’t agree with that”. Bolden then tells the audience, that they, the heads of agencies “are not around much longer … in these positions.”