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Old December 19th 04, 11:45 PM
Neil Halelamien
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Default Who will the next NASA Administrator be?

According to nasawatch.com, the names still in play are "Steidle and
Walker, and to a lesser extent, Kadish and Worden (despite Brownback's
endorsement)."

A little information on each:

NASA Associate Administrator Craig Steidle:
* Retired Navy rear admiral
* Current head of NASA's Office of Exploration Systems
* Ran programs for F/A-18 and Joint Strike Fighter (Defense
Department's largest program)
* Won Defense Department's David Packard Excellence in Acquisition
Award, for streamlining military acquisitions
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Dec14.html
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/148/1
http://www.codeonemagazine.com/archi.../apr2a_97.html
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/as...esentation.pdf

Former Rep. Bob Walker
* Member of Moon-Mars Commission
* Former Chairman of the House Science Committee
* Member of SpaceDev's Board of Directors
http://www.space.com/news/staif_bush_040210.html
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=79
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=4320
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=8322
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20030...2308-4284r.htm

Ret. Air Force Lieutenant General Ron Kadish
* Frontrunner candidate immediately after O'Keefe's resignation
announcement
* Director of Missile Defense Agency
http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=5988
http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0107/14/smn.12.html
http://www.senate.gov/~armed_service...rch/Kadish.pdf

Ret. Air Force Brigadier General Simon "Pete" Worden
* Publically endorsed by Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS)
* Rumors of support from Robert Bigelow
* Former head of Office of Strategic Influence (shut down under
controversy)
* Doctorate in Astronomy
* Proponent of tracking Near-Earth Objects
* Proponent of private sector involvement in space exploration and
settlement
http://www.marshall.org/pdf/materials/230.pdf
http://brownback.senate.gov/pressapp....cfm?id=230179
http://cndyorks.gn.apc.org/yspace/ar...ggenworden.htm
http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/2002/02/dod022602.html

Who would you most like to see as NASA Administrator? Who do you think
will actually be picked? What can be done to try to influence the
decision?

I'd personally be happy with either Craig Steidle or Pete Worden,
although I think Steidle's chances are much better. I like Worden's
ideas better, but Steidle probably has more applicable experience, and
doesn't have the possible specter of the Office of Strategic Influence.
-- Neil

 




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