A few helpful suggestions for President Trump on NASA space policy

The 2024 presidential election is finally over. Donald Trump has been reelected by the voters.

This calls for a fresh look at space policy. Here are some hopefully helpful suggestions.

First, Trump should nominate a new NASA administrator quickly. Biden’s pick, Bill Nelson, was nominated and confirmed by May 2021. But his predecessor, Jim Bridenstine, was nominated in September 2017 and not confirmed until April 2018. Considering the problems facing NASA and its programs,...