Kendra Horn Is The New National Space Council Executive Secretary
BREAKING: Former Rep Kendra Horn @KendraSHorn will be the new chair of the National Space Council pic.twitter.com/OOlfjtqiDD
— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) May 12, 2021
Keith’s update: I tweeted “chair” when I meant type “executive secretary. Sorry. My phone woke me at 5:30 am and my fat fingers and sleepy brain made me type the wrong title. Horn was defeated after only one term in Congress. Horn is a big fan of coal and gas (She represented Oklahoma) and not so much of a supporter of dealing with climate change (Biden is), she used to work for the Space Foundation, and is known to be a big fan of Boeing.
Freshman Democrat runs as defender of oil and gas industry to hold Oklahoma district, Washington Examiner
“Horn said she does not support plans proposed by former Vice President Joe Biden and House Democratic leaders to eliminate carbon emissions from the power sector within 15 or 20 years through a clean electricity standard or mandate.”
By opposing renewable energy and supporting Legacy Space, she appears to make the National Space Council even more irrelevant.
She seems an odd pick given her anti HLS and anti climate change perspectives unless the national space council is doing something different than what we expect? Or is Biden taking Artemis in a new direction despite what has been said so far by him as well as Nelson during confirmation. I just dont see how she fits into the perceived direction
Maybe her selection tells us much more about intended ‘direction’ than many were led to believe.
Hold onto your hats.