Lost in Space: Months After Obama’s Inauguration, NASA Is Still Without a Chief, Fox News “Not all experts are troubled about the agency’s fate in the interim. Former NASA administrator […]
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Scratch Lampson
Ex-Rep. Lampson not headed to top NASA job, Houston Chronicle “Former Rep. Nick Lampson said Tuesday he is no longer a contender for the $177,000-a-year NASA administrator post. The Stafford […]
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Administrator Update
NASA Awaits Word on Where It Is Going Next, Washington Post “The Obama White House has twice been on the verge of making a formal nomination for a new head […]
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Pelosi Likes Lampson
Pelosi mum on 2010 retirement date for shuttle; gushes for Lampson as NASA chief “However, Pelosi did have good things to say about former U.S. Rep. Nick Lampson, the Texas […]
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NASA Administrator Finalists Update
Nick Lampson talks with KFDM about top NASA job, KFDM “KFDM News spoke with Lampson by telephone Thursday morning. He told us he hasn’t been contacted by the Obama administration […]
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Admiral Adama for NASA Administrator?
Obama Depressed, Distant Since ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Series Finale, The Onion “According to sources in the White House, President Barack Obama has been uncharacteristically distant and withdrawn ever since last month’s […]
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NASA Administrator Finalists?
Editor’s note: Two names to watch in the coming days: Charles Bolden and Nick Lampson. Lampson reportedly had a meeting with Rahm Emanuel in the past few days, and I […]
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Talking To The White House From Space
Remarks by The President With The Crew of the Space Shuttle and Space Station (Transcript) 24 March 2009 “THE PRESIDENT: Well, obviously we’re really proud about the extraordinary work that […]
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Today's Video: Presidential Phone Call to the ISS
Editor’s note: President Obama called the shuttle and ISS crews this morning at 9:49 a.m. EDT. The President was joined by Acting NASA Administrator Scolese, members of Congress, and children […]
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The NASA Administrator Guessing Game Continues
Who Will Serve as NASA Administrator?, Washington Post “President Obama will speak with Shuttle Discovery astronauts today as they wrap up a series of spacewalks high above. But they still […]