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Gration Update

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
January 15, 2009

Retired Fighter Pilot to Run NASA?, Washington Post
“What a difference it will make to have an Administrator who has a personal relationship with the President and will have his calls taken,” opined one commenter this morning on the NASA Watch blog.”
Obama may pick Nutley resident to head NASA, The Star-Ledger
“We’ve had other administrations who didn’t have space backgrounds. He’s a retired major general. He has experience running large organizations,” said Mark Kelly, a NASA astronaut and West Orange native who had not heard of Gration until his name surfaced for the position.”
Too early to call NASA chief job for Gration?, Orlando Sentinel
“A retired Air Force general is not an automatic lock to becomes NASA’s next administrator, according to sources familiar with the situation. Instead, these sources — who requested anonymity because of the fluid nature of the nominating process — cautioned that no final decision has been made in response to reports that J. Scott Gration would lead the space agency.”
Ex-Fighter Pilot Could Be Next NASA Chief, Washington Post
“Sources said the selection is not a done deal, but a formal announcement could precede Obama’s inauguration. Gration, who retired from the Air Force in 2006, could not be reached for comment. His possible nomination was reported Tuesday night on the Web sites NASA Watch and Space.com. “He’s not at all known to members of the space community,” space industry analyst John Logsdon said.”
Retired Air Force General Is Leading Candidate for NASA’s Top Post, Wall Street Journal
“The choice of Gen. Gration was first reported by online industry publications NASA Watch and SpaceRef.com. The personnel moves follow weeks of speculation that the president-elect was leaning toward appointing a scientist or perhaps a former astronaut as NASA administrator. The current agency head, Michael Griffin, has angered some Obama insiders by publicly lobbying to stay on and bristling at the transition team’s questions about current priorities.”

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