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Topic: Drew Feustel, acting chief of Astronaut Office
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 49629
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-06-2022 09:15 AM
   
NASA's 18th Chief of the Astronaut Office is Andrew (Drew) Feustel. He succeeds Reid Wiseman.From Indira Feustel (via Twitter): Please help me congratulate Drew Feustel on becoming the next Chief of the Astronaut Office.  |
Delta7
Member Posts: 1690
From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 12-06-2022 11:20 AM
This could mean that Reid Wiseman's assignment to an Artemis mission is forthcoming. |
sfurtaw
Member Posts: 107
From: Saginaw, MI USA
Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 12-06-2022 04:46 PM
Drew replied: Technical clarification: I am Acting Chief until we establish a longer term leader for the Astronaut Office. |
Delta7
Member Posts: 1690
From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 12-07-2022 11:14 AM
There's a tweet from Scott Kelly about NASA actively seeking a Chief of the Astronaut Office along with the government link with the job description and how to apply. Is this something new, or is it standard government practice when filling a job? I've never heard of or seen this before, and the assumption is that you don't have to be an astronaut in order to be Chief Astronaut. It has always seemed that the job was filled by current astronauts who were asked and agreed to taking the job for a few years, then often return to flight status. Maybe no existing astronaut wants the job, which would require being unavailable for crew assignment while they held it. And the fact that Feustel was appointed interim or acting chief implies that Wiseman's stepping down from the job was on short notice. That could mean he's about to be named to the Artemis II crew. Or something else... |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 49629
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-07-2022 11:57 AM
Some clarification from NASA: - Reid Wiseman stepped down on Nov. 14 to return to the pool of astronauts eligible for flight assignments.
- Drew Feustel was his deputy and has been the acting Chief of the Astronaut Office since Nov. 15.
- As noted above, the new permanent role of chief is going through a competitive process right now and is technically open to all federal employees.
The Chief of the Astronaut Office position has always been filled by an astronaut, but so was the Director of Flight [Crew] Operations until it wasn't, so there is some precedence. |
MSS
Member Posts: 991
From: Europe
Registered: May 2003
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posted 12-08-2022 12:15 PM
Who is Drew Feustel's deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office? |
Michael Cassutt
Member Posts: 375
From: Studio City CA USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 12-08-2022 12:52 PM
Acting deputy is Shannon Walker. |
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