NASA acting administrator to retire
Posted: Sun, Mar 18, 2018, 11:20 AM ET (1520 GMT)
Robert Lightfoot, NASA's acting administrator for more than a year, will retire at the end of April. Lightfoot announced his retirement plans Monday, saying he was leaving the agency after nearly three decades with "bittersweet feelings." Lightfoot has been associate administrator, the highest ranking civil service position at the agency, since 2012, and took over as acting administrator at the beginning of the Trump administration. The nomination of Jim Bridenstine for NASA administrator remains stalled in the Senate.
Robert Lightfoot, NASA's acting administrator for more than a year, will retire at the end of April. Lightfoot announced his retirement plans Monday, saying he was leaving the agency after nearly three decades with "bittersweet feelings." Lightfoot has been associate administrator, the highest ranking civil service position at the agency, since 2012, and took over as acting administrator at the beginning of the Trump administration. The nomination of Jim Bridenstine for NASA administrator remains stalled in the Senate.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
|
|
news links
|
|
Tuesday, September 9
Don’t buy into reports Space Command workers won’t come to Huntsville, industry expert says
Huntsville Times — 5:28 am ET (0928 GMT) Commanding general of U.S. Space Command pays visit to Huntsville City Hall
Huntsville Times — 5:27 am ET (0927 GMT) Derek Tournear departs as Space Development Agency director
Defensescoop — 5:26 am ET (0926 GMT) Space Development Agency director leaves post for academia
Defense News — 5:26 am ET (0926 GMT) Space Vandenberg secures $9.5 million state grant, launches Central Coast into space economy future
Lompoc Record — 5:26 am ET (0926 GMT) |
