See other posts from March 2008
Alan Stern has resigned
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla
2008/03/26 11:31 CDT
Topics:
EDIT: The Planetary Society has issued a statement.
surprising and sad development at NASA Headquarters this morning: Alan Stern has resigned as the Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA. I don't know any details but the timing strongly suggests it has to do with the kerfuffle about Mars program funding. I have the utmost respect for Alan's efforts at Headquarters to hold the line on budgets and to initiate a great many improvements and inject new energy into programs, from Research and Analysis to the Discovery program to outer planets flagship missions and Mars Sample Return. Alan was a true scientist leading scientific exploration of the solar system, and has more energy than any five other people. I think his departure represents a great loss for American planetary exploration. There will undoubtedly be more said about this later. NASA announced that Alan's temporary replacement is Ed Weiler.
Blog Search
JOIN THE
PLANETARY SOCIETY
Our Curiosity Knows No Bounds!
Become a member of The Planetary Society and together we will create the future of space exploration.


















Comments:
Leave a Comment:
You must be logged in to submit a comment. Log in now.