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NASA exploration program chief Craig Steidle has resigned, the first of 50 senior managers asked to resign or accept new jobs. Nature, quoting a memo posted on the Web site NASAwatch.com, said the resignation is part of a shakeup being orchestrated by new NASA Administrator Michael Griffin. Bob Chesson, head of the European Space Agency's manned spaceflight operations in Noordwijk, Netherlands, said Griffin likely will replace managers with people who have hands-on experience. "Griffin will bring back technical leadership as well as looking after the budget," Chesson told Nature. "He wants a similar set-up to the Apollo days." Chesson said he talked with Steidle Wednesday and Steidle confirmed a number of other managers would be leaving. A NASA spokesman could not confirm the number of people affected. "These things will come out in ones and twos over the next few weeks," spokesman Robert Mirelson said. All rights reserved. Copyright 2005 by United Press International. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by United Press International. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of by United Press International. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
NASA: Earth And Space Sciences At Risk
Washington (SPX) Jun 09, 2005On 27 May 2005, the AGU Council adopted the position statement, "NASA: Earth and Space Sciences at Risk." The statement describes the impact of NASA's strategic plan, "A New Age of Exploration: NASA's Direction for 2005 and Beyond," on Earth and space science research at the agency. |
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