NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstein.
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According to a report, NASA chief Jim Bridenstein will step down if Biden takes over the presidency. Bridenstein thinks NASA will have a better chance of political success with the new head, AerospaceDaily said on Sunday. There will be a close relationship with the new leader. [next] The President of the United States, “Bridenstein reported.
“The right question here is, ‘What’s in NASA’s best interest as an agency, and what’s in America’s best research program?'” Brindenstein told AerospaceDaily. “You need someone who is trusted by the administration … I don’t think I’m the right person for that in the new administration.”
Bridenstein, a former Republican congressman from Oklahoma, Became NASA Administrator in April 2018. While in Congress he served on the Science, Space and Technology Committee.
NASA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
