NASA's woman of influence

摘要

Shana Dale appears relaxed infront of the camera as she begins her third TV interview in a row. It's already been a busy morning in Bremen, northwest Germany, where NASA's new deputy administrator has represented the US space agency at ESA's European send-off party for the International Space Station's (ISS) Columbus laboratory - a speech to 500 guests, including the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and a press conference for starters. But all this means there's precious little time left for the pre-arranged interview for readers of Spaceflight. Satellite communications and the internet, however, mean we can complete the job across a respectful trans-Atlantic distance.