Ex-NASA Chief Urges U.S. To Keep Human Presence In Low Earth Orbit

Jim Bridenstine

Jim Bridenstine

Credit: NASA
Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has warned that a failure by the U.S. to maintain a permanent human presence in low Earth orbit (LEO) after the end of the International Space Station (ISS) risks ceding ground to China. “If we deorbit the ISS and don’t have what comes next, China is going...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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