What does the NASA administrator do? The agency’s leader reaches for the stars while navigating budgets and politics back on Earth
- Written by Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
The head of NASA represents the agency to Congress and on the global stage. AP Photo/Patrick SemanskyLeaders of NASA sit in an awkward position. While they are the head of a widely recognized organization, they’re often not the most famous individual in the agency. More people probably know the names of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the...