One of the findings in the Augustine committee summary report was the importance of technology development efforts to support human space exploration and commercialization: “Investment in a well-designed and adequately funded space technology program is critical to enable progress in exploration.” As it turns out, just a few hours before the committee releases its final report, the House Science and Technology Committee’s space subcommittee will take up the topic of “Strengthening NASA’s Technology Development Programs”. The witnesses include two people involved in recent National Research Council studies, one on aligning the civil space program with national needs and the now-defunct NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, as well as NASA associate administrator Chris Scolese. The hearing will take place Thursday at 10 am in Rayburn 2318.
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Looks like Sean O’Keefe has got tired of the ivory tower and would rather help European industry take on the United States:
EADS said Tuesday that former NASA head Sean OKeefe will become chief executive of EADS North America.
— Donald
This is somewhat OT, but Sean O’Keefe was shown the door by the governing board of LSU. He didn’t get tired of the ivory tower. At least one ivory tower got tired of him. Reasons are not completely clear, but it just wasn’t a good mix.
Doug Lassiter if you find more information please let me know…I can give you an email so this could go off list…just curious
Robert G. Oler
Mr. O’Keefe is and always has been a political hack. His move to EADS is good news for Boeing, Lockmart etc.
“Mr. O’Keefe is and always has been a political hack.”
Yeah, O’Keefe did a real political hack job on NASA — seeing the agency through the Columbia disaster, getting the White House to agree to a new vision for human space flight after the disaster, securing $1 billion in funding for that vision, and standing up a new organization within NASA to execute it.
We may not agree with all of O’Keefe’s decisions as Administrator, but that doesn’t mean that he’s a political hack or treated the agency as such.
Take your ugly venom elsewhere.
Bleah…