Nasa chief Charles Bolden to visit Beijing, South China Morning Post
“In China we will be meeting with the heads of international partners of the International Space Station [ISS], as well as the heads of some space agencies that don’t participate, but with whom we have partnership,” he said. Bolden did not respond directly when the South China Morning Post in a media conference call asked about collaboration between US and China in such areas as manned space flights. “We also support any nation that seeks peaceful utilisation of space, and that goes to everyone,” he said.”
This could be really interesting. Bolden has been known to say favorable things about international cooperation. But I am surprised the he can even go to China without Frank Wolf cutting off the entire NASA budget.
I thought it was axiomatic that, “Only Nixon could go to China.”
Even if nothing of substance is said or done, the fact that someone as senior as Bolden is (hopefully) going to China may help undo some of the damage that’s been done in the last couple of years by fossils like Wolf. Perhaps it can reopen some of the doors that have been shut.