Good for your wife! _____
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of B. Smith Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 12:45 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post She's doing the lecture circuit too. My wife heard her speak at an event recently and got to meet her. --- In scifino...@yahoogro <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com, "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker...@...> wrote: > > Sounds like a winner to me. > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post > Date : Wed, 7 Jan 2009 23:24:39 -0500 > >From : "Reece Jennings" <mcjennings...@...> > To : <scifino...@yahoogro <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com> > > I google her and found this video: > > http://www.asterpix <http://www.asterpix.com/console/?avi=20256811> ..com/console/?avi=20256811 > > > Also: > * 2007 Doctor of Engineering, Harvey Mudd College > > [40] > * 2007 Doctor of Engineering, Rensselaer > Polytechnic > Institute [41] > * 2008 Doctor of Humanities, DePaul University > > [42] > > and > > * Jemison, Mae. Find where the wind goes: moments from my life. New > York: Scholastic. ISBN > > 9780439131964. OCLC 44548911 > . > * Jemison, Mae (PDF). S.E.E.ing the Future: Science, Engineering and > Education > ED464816> . Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College. pp. 56. ERIC > ED464816. > http://eric. <http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?> ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet? accno=E > D464816. > > > _____ > > From: scifino...@yahoogro <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogro <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com] On > Behalf Of keithbjohn...@... > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 5:22 PM > To: scifino...@yahoogro <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post > > > > Same here. By the by, what's Mae Jemison up to nowadays? > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "brent wodehouse" > thefence.us> > > Happy Times!!!! :-))) (This is not quite the extent of my enthusiasm, but > > I am at a loss presently to know how better I might express my joy-joy > > feelings :-) > > > > > > Brent > > > > > > KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net writes: > > > > >Interesting. I can't say I know anything about Bolden, but Obama may > > >replace the current administrator simply because of the tensions between > > >him and the transition team. There's a feeling that he has a "hands off > > >'cause you don't understand this" attitude. > > > > > >A bit off the topic of this article is something that struck me from it: > > > > > >"In 2002, President George W. Bush nominated Bolden to serve as NASA's > > >deputy administrator. However, the nomination was withdrawn after the > > >Pentagon objected to civilian agencies drafting high-ranking officers > > >during wartime." > > > > > >So the Pentagon was calling the shots on that, eh? Is it just me- -am I > > >the only one who was taught in school that only "Congress shall declare > > >war"? To my knowledge we haven't been in an official "war" since WWII. > > >Iraq is a military action (or regime change, or power grab, or invasion > > >if you prefer) and Afghanistan is--well, it's a mess. I try never to give > > >either conflict the validation of the term "war", because that imparts a > > >air of necessity and agreement to them that just simply isn't there. This > > >nebulous definition of "war" has been used too many times by too many > > >people to justify all sorts of actions that ordinarily wouldn't have been > > >tolerated by the civilian populace. Its usage to something as undefined > > >and unbounded as "The war on terrorism" allows those actions to go on ad > > >infinitum, no end in sight, no end to draconian measures taken by our > > >leaders because, after all, we're at war. > > > > > >Man do things need to change in this country... > > > > > >************************************************** > > > > > >[ http://www.chron. > > com/disp/story.mpl/nation/6197621.html > > >]http://www.chron. > > com/disp/story.mpl/nation/6197621.html > > > > > >Ex-astronaut may be Obama's pick to lead NASA > > >He would be the first black to be named administrator > > >By MARK CARREAU > > >Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle > > > > > >A former astronaut who has made four trips into space is reportedly a > > >leading candidate for the top job at NASA. If selected by President-elect > > >Barack Obama, Charles Bolden Jr., 62, a retired Marine Corps general who > > >makes his home in Houston's Bay Area, would be the first black American > > >to head the space agency. > > >The former test pilot left NASA in 1994 after 14 years of service to > > >return to the Marine Corps, where he rose to the rank of major general. > > >He retired in 2003. > > > > > >But Bolden has remained familiar with NASA's workings and personnel. He > > >serves on NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, one of nine experts who > > >advises the administrator. He is also an adviser to the four high-ranking > > >NASA officials who are overseeing the upcoming space shuttle > > >reconditioning flight to the 18-year-old Hubble Space Telescope. Bolden > > >piloted the shuttle Discovery in 1990 that flew the observatory into > > >space. > > > > > >Bolden said Tuesday night that while he has discussed the space agency > > >and its future with friends at NASA, he has not been contacted by Obama's > > >transition team. > > > > > >"I'm as surprised as anyone," he said about the reports circulating in > > >Washington and at the Johnson Space Center about his name surfacing as a > > >leading candidate. > > > > > >NBC News and the Orlando Sentinel published the reports Tuesday > afternoon. > > > > > >Asked if he would discuss the job if contacted, Bolden said, "Yes," > > >adding, "You never say never." > > > > > >Bolden stressed that it would be difficult for any candidate for the job > > >to know how to respond until he or she knew what the president- elect has > > >in mind. > > > > > >In Washington, a spokesman for the Obama transition team declined to > > >comment on the reports that Bolden had emerged as a leading contender for > > >NASA administrator. During his campaign, Obama advocated greater funding > > >for the $17.3-billion-a-year space agency. He favored a plan to close a > > >five-year gap between the shuttle's scheduled 2010 retirement and the > > >first manned trials of a replacement spacecraft. > > > > > >Some policy analysis believe Obama has not yet made a selection for the > > >top NASA post in order to allow the small space transition team led by > > >Lori Garver, a former NASA associate administrator in the Clinton > > >administration, plenty of time to sort out the options. > > > > > >Other names in the mix > > >On Bolden's first mission into space in 1986, he served as the pilot > > >aboard the shuttle Columbia. The crew included Bill Nelson, then a > > >Florida congressman, who was allowed to fly because of his role as a > > >legislative overseer of the space agency. Nelson, now a Florida senator > > >and champion of NASA and its economic impact on Central Florida, has > > >counseled Obama on space matters. > > > > > >In 2002, President George W. Bush nominated Bolden to serve as NASA's > > >deputy administrator. However, the nomination was withdrawn after the > > >Pentagon objected to civilian agencies drafting high-ranking officers > > >during wartime. > > > > > >Meanwhile, a Web petition drive started in December by former NASA > > >astronaut Scott "Doc" Horowitz to persuade Obama to keep current > > >administrator Michael Griffin has gathered more than 2,700 responses. > > >It's also sparked some opposition after it became known that Griffin's > > >wife, Rebecca, had urged friends in e-mail messages to sign the petition. > > > > > >Others who have been mentioned for the NASA post include Garver; Sally > > >Ride, American's first female astronaut; Scott Hubbard, a Stanford > > >University professor and a former director of NASA's Ames Research > > >Center; Pete Worden, Ames' current director; Ed Weiler, NASA's science > > >chief; and Alan Stern, the agency's previous science chief. > > > > > >Chronicle reporter Stewart Powell in Washington contributed. > > > > > >[ mailto:mark.carreau%40chron.com ]mark.carreau@ > chron.com > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds> com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds >
