Absolutely! In the video, she was touted as the possible FIRST female president of the U.S. IF you didn't watch it, you must. She has a WONDERFUL presence! And she is currently a professor at Dartmouth.
_____ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:25 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA Post 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...@yahoo.com> To : <scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com> I google her and found this video: http://www.asterpix.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.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=E D464816. _____ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of keithbjohn...@comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 5:22 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.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 However, the nomination was withdrawn after the 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.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
