Op-ed | Why Bill Nelson should support Jim Bridenstine for NASA administrator

by Brian BergerJanuary 5, 2018January 23, 2023

Rep. Jim Bridenstine faced criticism on a wide range of issues from Democratic members of the Senate Commerce Committee during a Nov. 1 hearing on his nomination to become NASA administrator.

During Bridenstine’s confirmation hearing last fall, Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida led a full-throated, tag-team assault on Bridenstine, painting him as divisive on social issues and accusing him of being a “climate denier” and, most curious of all, a politician.

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Brian Berger is editor in chief of SpaceNews.com and the SpaceNews magazine. He joined SpaceNews.com in 1998, spending his first decade with the publication covering NASA. He was named senior staff writer in 2004, a position he held until being named... More by Brian Berger