Today, the Trump administration’s pick for NASA administrator will testify in front of a Senate committee, answering questions as to why he should run the US space agency. The nominee is Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), who has support within the spaceflight community, but is considered controversial by some within Congress and the science community.
Rumors that Bridenstine would be the administration’s pick started circulating just after the election, though the decision wasn’t officially announced until early September — more than seven months after President Donald Trump took office. The choice wasn’t completely surprising, given the congressman’s extensive interest in space while representing Oklahoma. A former military pilot,...
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