News Archive / Tagged: Jim Bridenstine

• Chiefs of US, Russian space agencies weigh in on ISS leak

  Jason RhianSeptember 14th, 2018

  With concerns raised about sabotage, the heads of the U.S. and Russian space agencies recently discussed the potential causes of the air leak discovered late last month.

• NASA Administrator Bridenstine: ‘We’re not going to do flags and footprints again’

  Derek RichardsonAugust 30th, 2018

  In the first-ever televised NASA Advisory Council meeting, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine described the United States' latest effort to return to the Moon as one about sustainability.

• JPL unveils efforts to explore Mars to NASA Administrator

  Jason RhianAugust 27th, 2018

  PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine paid a visit to the space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory today, Monday Aug. 27, 2018 and was provided a review of NASA's efforts to explore the Red Planet.

• NASA Administrator visits Langley Research Center

  Steve HammerAugust 1st, 2018

  LANGLEY, Va. -- NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine made his second stop on a tour of NASA research facilities Tuesday, July 31 at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

• NASA Administrator expresses support for Space Policy Directive-3

  Jason RhianJune 19th, 2018

  With the threat of space debris destroying satellites, crewed spacecraft and even the International Space Station increasing, processes have been initiated to help alleviate and prevent this threat. NASA's new Administrator Jim Bridenstine made several statements about the new Space Policy Directive-3.

• New appointees fill top NASA positions

  Laurel KornfeldMay 27th, 2018

  Signaling an era of new leadership, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has appointed Steve Jurczyk to serve as the agency's associate administrator and Melanie W. Saunders to the position of acting deputy associate administrator, succeeding Deputy Associate Administrator Krista Paquin, who is resigning June 10.

• Bridenstine sworn in as NASA administrator

  Bart LeahyApril 24th, 2018

  Former congressman Jim Bridenstine was sworn in as NASA's 13th administrator by Vice President Mike Pence. In keeping with the Trump administration’s goals, Pence identified Bridenstine’s role as one of leading the agency toward ushering an era of renewed American leadership in space.

• Jim Bridenstine confirmed as NASA Administrator

  Jason RhianApril 19th, 2018

  Representative Jim Bridenstine, after some 15 months of waiting, has been confirmed as NASA's 13th administrator. The long-delayed approval was made on Thursday, April 19, 2018. The selection of NASA's new leader comes after much political wrangling and controversy.