MIT Professor Considered for NASA Deputy Position

摘要

A Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor with experience in both space technology and policy has emerged as the leading candidate to become the next deputy administrator of NASA. Dava Newman, a professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT, is being vetted for the deputy administrator position, according to a former senior government official, who added that a decision regarding Newman's nomination may be coming soon. A current government official with insight into the selection process said privately of the MIT professor, "Glad we got her."