'Escaping Gravity': A conversation with NASA's former deputy administrator Lori Garver
Lori Garver served as NASA deputy administrator, its second in command, during…
Are We There Yet? · Brendan Byrne
July 5, 2022
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Show Notes
Lori Garver served as NASA deputy administrator, its second in command, during the Obama administration. It was a tumultuous time for the agency. The Space Shuttle was retiring, Obama canceled NASA’s costly Constellation program, and the agency was at odds with Congress on how to move NASA forward. Garver was there for all of those conversations and takes a critical look back at what happened during her time at NASA in a new memoir.