Aviation News First Falcon 6X Arrives at Dassault’s Little Rock Completion Center Charlie talks about the SERVIR-West Africa project, a joint initiative by the US agency for International Development (USAID) and NASA. Charlie describes an overwhelmingly emotional moment on his first Shuttle flight and how astronauts used ham radio to talk to their families from the Orbiter.Ĭharlie also provides some insight into the criteria used to select who would receive the four Space Shuttle orbiters after that program ended.Īmong a number of other activities, STEM education is a focus of the Charles F. Charlie has some interesting thoughts on the notion of “colonizing” Mars and if that planet is really an alternative to Earth.Īlong the way, we look at spherical aberration on the Hubble telescope (and its twin), what the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and the Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser bring, and of course SpaceX. He also describes initial skepticism that the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was a good idea. We also consider whether the NTSB or FAA should investigate space accidents.Ĭharlie explains how returning to the Moon and going on to Mars raised concerns that funding would shift to human space flight at the expense of science missions. We touch on the role of NASA and the need for the Administrator to navigate the politics of Washington. These “New Space” companies often use an iterative development process that is very different from the regimented process used, for example, with the James Webb Space Telescope. We look at how Congress reacted to the shift and why the commercial industry changed NASA for the better. In our open and wide-ranging conversation with Charlie, he talks about the factors that have led to the prominence of commercial space companies.
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He is the Founder and CEO Emeritus of the Charles F. He’s a former astronaut who flew on four Shuttle missions, and a retired United States Marine Corps Major General. Bolden Jr., was Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from 2009 to 2017.