68 - Pop It Back Up There

Eric Berger of Ars Technica joins Jake and Anthony to discuss Administrator Bill Nelson a year into his tenure and whether he’s been good or bad for NASA.

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• We got a leaked look at NASA’s future Moon missions—and likely delays | Ars Technica
• Eric Berger on Twitter: “I wrote fairly critically about Nelson's nomination to become NASA administrator. A year later, I think he's handled the Russia-ISS situation masterfully, and validated the Biden administration's faith in his ability to work with Congress. In other words, I was wrong.”
• NASA chief says cost-plus contracts are a “plague” on the space agency | Ars Technica
• T+220: Artemis Architecture (with Eric Berger) - Main Engine Cut Off
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• Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age: Garver, Lori, Isaacson, Walter: 9781635767704: Amazon.com: Books
• Bill Nelson on Twitter: “@Astro_Pam and I met with Italy’s Minister of Economic Development Giancarlo Giorgetti about our nations’ shared goals and partnership — and the incredible opportunity that space offers in developing groundbreaking science and technology for the future!”

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