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 by Staff Writers Washington (AFP) April 19, 2018
The US Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to head the space agency NASA, over objections from Democrats who warned he lacked a technical background. Jim Bridenstine, a congressman from Oklahoma, US Navy veteran and former pilot, was confirmed on a 50-49 vote, and will become the 13th administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration seven months after Trump named him to lead the agency. Bridenstine, 42, has expressed an interest in returning humans back to the moon, spoken of closer ties between NASA and the commercial space industry, and has voiced skepticism about human-caused climate change. He was a strong supporter of Trump during the 2016 presidential race. Senate Democrat Bill Nelson, a former astronaut from Florida, was unenthusiastic in his welcome for Bridenstine. "The @NASA administrator should be a consummate space professional -- not a politician," Nelson tweeted. "He or she must also be a leader who has the ability to bring us together on a shared vision for future space exploration." NASA's previous full-time administrator, former astronaut Charles Bolden, resigned in January 2017. The confirmation came as Trump complained in a tweet that Democrats are "'slow walking' all of my nominations." His pick for Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, is expected to be voted on next week.
Aerospace Tech Startups Get a Chance to Pitch at JPL Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 03, 2018 Fifteen startup companies in the aerospace sector descended on NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, on March 15 to pitch their ideas to a packed von Karman auditorium filled with JPL technologists, corporate and government agency leaders, and potential investors. The event, co-hosted by JPL and Starburst Accelerator, gave each presenter about 15 minutes to pitch their products and business plans in the hopes of bending the ears of investors, and raising awareness of the emerge ... read more
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