Ousted NASA Human Spaceflight Chief Becomes SpaceX Consultant

Irene Klotz February 12, 2020
Bill Gerstenmaier
Credit: NASA
William Gerstenmaier, NASA’s highly respected, long-time head of human spaceflight, has joined SpaceX as a consultant. Gerstenmaier, 65, left NASA last year after being reassigned by Administrator Jim Bridenstine in July to serve as a special advisor to Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard. Bridenstine...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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