Likely NASA Administrator Bridenstine Speaks

Washington Space Business Roundtable Luncheon With Rep. James Bridenstine
Keith’s note: Likely NASA Administrator nominee Rep. James Bridenstine (R-OK) will be the luncheon speaker at a Washington Space Business Roundtable event in downtown Washington DC at noon EDT today. I plan to be live tweeting his comments and responses to questions from the event on Twitter at @NASAWatch

Editor's note: word has it that @RepJBridenstine has another WH meeting – one-on-one – with VP Pence – tomorrow – to talk about #NASA — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 21, 2017

When I asked Bridenstine if he had a meeting planned with VP Pence this week to talk about #NASA he replied "not to my knowledge" — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 21, 2017

Sources do report that @RepJBridenstine staffers have been working long hours to get ready for a meeting with Pence about #NASA Tick tock. — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 21, 2017

Bridenstine says we will be hearing more about having a NASA administrator soon — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 21, 2017

FWIW Bridenstine is talking as if he will be personally implementing a Trump space policy at #NASA — just sayin' — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 21, 2017

Bridenstine presentation has ended. In summary – he talks like the #NASA Administrator job is his but doesn't want to jinx it — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 21, 2017

Keith Cowing

NASA Watch founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.

3 responses to “Likely NASA Administrator Bridenstine Speaks”

1. DJE51 says:

   March 22, 2017 at 1:32 am

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   So, Keith, tell us about him. We know that he will take his directions from the President, but will his inclination be to develop ISRU on the moon, such as Dr. Paul Spudis advocates, and develop cis-lunar space? Develop only a “touch and go” scenario and the move on to mars? Or bypass the moon totally, only going for lunar orbital missions to develop a mars scenario?

   • kcowing says:

     March 22, 2017 at 4:10 am

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     No idea.

   • Hollister David says:

     March 24, 2017 at 7:32 am

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     Bridenstine’s blog post favors the moon: http://bridenstine.house.go…