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O'Keefe to Resign as NASA Administrator

Posted by timothy on from the after-a-grand-reign-in-the-tax-dollar-playhouse dept.

lommer writes "The Globe and Mail is carrying a story that NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe may be set to resign as early as Monday to begin a position as chancellor of Louisiana State University. On the one hand this could mean the indroduction of an administrator with an engineering background (O'Keefe is an MPA), on the other hand can we really expect NASA to effect serious changes and find a focused direction with leadership changes every 4 years?" An anonymous reader adds a link to this Florida Today article (also carried by Space.com) which says that "the retired director of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency tops a list of five men that President Bush is considering to take over the space agency."

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  1. Re:Last Administrator! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not until Netcraft confirms it!

  2. The Administrator is leaving by nounderscores · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does that mean that this whole show will now be run by the G-Man?

    1. Re:The Administrator is leaving by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      I, I don't have a whole lot of time. Um, OK, I'm a former employee of NASA. I, I was let go on a medical discharge about a week ago and, and... I've kind of been running across the country, I don't know where to start, they're, they're gonna, um, they'll triangulate on this position really soon.

      OK, um, um, OK, what we're thinking of as, as aliens, they're extradimensional beings, that, an earlier precursor of the, um, space program they made contact with. They are not what they claim to be. Uh, they've infiltrated a, a lot of aspects of, of, of the federal establishment, particularly NASA.

      The disasters that are coming, they, the military, I'm sorry, the government knows about them. And there's a lot of safe areas in this world that they could begin moving the population to now. They are not. They want those major population centers wiped out so that the few that are left will be more easily controllable.

    2. Re:The Administrator is leaving by ScrewMaster · · Score: 1, Funny

      Well, if Clinton were in office it would be a G-string. But that's a different story.

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  3. Re:Well, gee. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    No, that's the idea of Missile Offense.

  4. It's refreshing to see someone leave for money... by dj42 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was getting tired of all these people using the old tired "for family reasons" after being pushed out and/or not desiring to be under the recently re-elected Bush regime.

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  5. Isn't it obvious? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Ken Lay

  6. Re:Great. Now what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Indeed. There's no such thing as a "National Security Advisor". Where do people come up with this stuff?

  7. Bush names Ted Nugent to head NASA by leftie · · Score: 4, Funny

    Continuing his pattern of selections of highly qualified individuals to important positions in the Bush cabinet.

    Bush sited Nugent's detailed technical work on Double Live Gonzo as proof Nugent was qualified for the position.

  8. Left-wing mythmaking by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The parent post's assertion that Bernard Kerik's withdrawal from Homeland Security thread was because of journalists is a blatant falsehood.

    In actuality, Trogdor slew the Kerik.

  9. Re:It's refreshing to see someone leave for money. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Please, we prefer the term "Administration." Regimes are things that have the capability to be changed. We believe we have neither the necessity nor the capacity for change.

    Thank you,

    The Whitehouse

  10. Re:Damn! He was the only reason I voted for Bush! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Bit like the probability of you guys electing a decent president...

  11. Re:It's refreshing to see someone leave for money. by Lord+Omlette · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, it was reasonably rare (I think?) in 1993 but it's more common now? Then again, only other example I can think of is Linda Chavez.

    If Rumsfeld drops out, guarantee it's because he had undocumented works on the payroll, and not for any other reason.

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  12. Re:Damn! He was the only reason I voted for Bush! by Lord+Omlette · · Score: 2, Funny

    Prometheus


    NASA's building a warship capable of going toe to toe w/ a Goa'uld mothership?! o_O

    Who's supplying the hyperdrive?
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  13. Faith-Based Space Race? by nystagman · · Score: 1, Funny

    I dunno. I just like the phrase "Faith-Based Space Race."

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  14. Re:Great. Now what? by xSauronx · · Score: 3, Funny

    guys, im the candidate. I barely finished high school and i only punctuate and capitalize sometimes...

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  15. Re:*cough* by 4-D4Y · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're right, you'd be a fool to just jump in some contractor's shuttle. Congress would be foolish to just provide funding up front as well. Let some group of people design, build, and test their own equipment. If they get this far, have them apply to Congress for government incentives. I'd say the key is to let the contractors take the financial risks so that once a sound design materializes, Congress can step in and support that instead of paying for R&D right away. Both Congress and the contractors should have experts on hand to examine the craft as well. Taxpayer money goes to the brightest folks, who only get incentives based on the job that they do.

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