NASA Transition Update
Keith’s note: Sources report that Chris Shank is headed to DOD as part of their Beachhead team and is not staying at NASA or returning to Capitol Hill. Shank’s former NASA boss Mike Griffin recently met with Trump Transition Team members and has expressed an interest in being nominated to be Secretary of the Air Force. Shank served for more than a decade in the Air Force. Stay tuned.
Keith’s 23 Jan update: Trump to nominate Heather Wilson as Air Force secretary, Reuters: “President Donald Trump will nominate former U.S. Representative Heather Wilson to become Air Force secretary, the White House said on Monday.”
NASA “Beachhead Team” Taking Shape, Lightfoot Optimistic About NASA’s Future, Space Policy Online
“Three landing team members who are rumored to be staying on are Greg Autry (as White House liaison), Rod Liesveld and Jeff Waksman. Two other names that have surfaced are Erik Noble, rumored to be the new White House advisor for NASA, and Brandon Eden. Noble is an atmospheric scientist who worked at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York from 2007-2013.”
Earlier Transition Team and Trumpspace postings