TAMPA, Fla. — Denver-based Voyager Space Holdings, which has been buying businesses to build a vertically integrated space exploration company, has appointed former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine to chair its advisory board. It is the second corporate announcement in a week for Bridenstine, who joined satellite operator Viasat’s board of […]
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TAMPA, Fla. — Jim Bridenstine has joined satellite operator Viasat’s board of directors in his second corporate role since stepping down as NASA’s administrator. U.S.-based Viasat is enlarging its board to eight members to add Bridenstine, who became a senior advisor for private equity firm Acorn Growth Companies soon after […]
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s decision to continue the National Space Council has won approval, and relief, from the space industry, who see it as the latest sign that the White House is not contemplating major changes to space policy. A National Security Council spokesman said March 29 that the […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s nomination of former senator Bill Nelson as the next administrator of NASA has won widespread support from both members of Congress and the broader space community. The White House announced March 19 its formal intent to nominate Nelson, a Democrat who served three terms in […]
In a 2014 photo taken during his time as a U.S. senator, Bill Nelson (center) checks out a mockup of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center in Florida with former astronaut Chris Ferguson as his guide. (NASA Photo / Kim Shiflett) President Joe Biden’s choice to lead […]
There is a growing junkyard in space. Low-Earth orbit, a narrow band of space relatively close to the Earth’s surface, is crowded with thousands of tons of space debris — objects as large as defunct satellites and spent rocket parts all the way down to nuts, bolts and flecks of […]
President Biden on Friday nominated Bill Nelson, a former senator from Florida, to head NASA. A statement from the White House announcing the nomination said of Mr. Nelson, “In the Senate he was known as the go-to senator for our nation’s space program.” The selection raised concerns that the Biden […]
The Daily Beast NASA Veterans Baffled by Biden Pick of Bill Nelson to Lead Agency Tom Williams/GettyPresident Joe Biden is nominating his old friend Bill Nelson to head the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), finally settling months of speculation.To some insiders, Nelson is a puzzling choice for a tough […]