2020-11-11, 08:49 AM
NASA chief Jim Bridenstine won't stay on under new president
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business
Updated 9:49 AM EST, Tue November 10, 2020
New York(CNN Business)NASA will be getting a new top dog once President-elect Joe Biden is in office.
Current space agency administrator Jim Bridenstine, a Trump appointee who took office in 2018, plans to leave his post even if he's asked to stay on because NASA will "need somebody who is trusted by the administration," he told Aviation Week. A source familiar with the matter confirmed Bridenstine's plans to CNN Business.
The news comes as a surprise to the space community, as many stakeholders who had been pressing for the Biden camp to keep Bridenstine in his role.
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business
Updated 9:49 AM EST, Tue November 10, 2020
New York(CNN Business)NASA will be getting a new top dog once President-elect Joe Biden is in office.
Current space agency administrator Jim Bridenstine, a Trump appointee who took office in 2018, plans to leave his post even if he's asked to stay on because NASA will "need somebody who is trusted by the administration," he told Aviation Week. A source familiar with the matter confirmed Bridenstine's plans to CNN Business.
The news comes as a surprise to the space community, as many stakeholders who had been pressing for the Biden camp to keep Bridenstine in his role.