Obama Nominates MIT's Dava Newman To Be NASA Deputy Administrator

摘要

U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated Dava Newman, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor with experience in both space technology and policy, to become the next deputy administrator of NASA. The White House made the announcement in an Oct. 16 press release. The position of NASA deputy administrator has been vacant since Lori Garver stepped down in September 2013 to become general manager of the Air Line Pilots Association. News of Newman's potential nomination to the post was first reported Oct. 8 by NASA Watch. Garver praised the Obama administration's pick to succeed her.