NASA Taps Experienced Hand To Replace Science Chief

摘要

When NASA headquarters veteran Ed Weiler was reassigned to take over the Goddard Space Flight Center outside Washington in 2004, the move was seen as a demotion for the straight-talking science chief. Under Sean O'Keefe, the NASA administrator at the time, field center directors had lost a lot of the clout they had long enjoyed. No longer did they report to the head of the agency, and they were not given much pull in the budget process.