Bolden's Comments to NASA JSC Employees

I found this on NASA Watch - a link to tweets from a NASA employee at an event at JSC with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. @Astro_Sugar was live tweeting what Bolden was saying. It's interesting to read the whole thread, but here are some highlights. NASA Watch was asked to remove the link to these tweets, and @Astro_Sugar has since made his or her tweets private, but the archive on Twitter remains.

Astro_Sugar #JSCBolden As long as I'm here, the new program is going to be international in nature. It's easy 4 admin to back out if it is just US

Astro_Sugar #JSCBolden A: NASA is trying to help with STEM education but we will not become the Dept of Education.

Astro_Sugar #JSCBolden We may not be the 1st nation to go back to the moon but we were the first to get there.

Astro_Sugar #JSCBolden We will remain the leader. We will go to the moon, Mars, and asteroids.

Astro_Sugar #JSCBolden The Japanese want to put a 2-legged robot on the moon by 2020.

Astro_Sugar #JSCBolden I would love to fly a winged vehicle. I am told that it is not smart to come back from the Moon or Mars using winged vehicle.

Astro_Sugar #JSCBolden NASA didn't build the Shuttle and NASA does not operate the Shuttle. United Space Alliance is an example.

Astro_Sugar #JSCBolden We will establish criteria to make sure the vehicle is safe for humans. A lot of oversight will be needed for those companies.

Astro_Sugar #JSCBolden Just coming to work and collecting a paycheck is not right. WANT to come to work is desirable.

Astro_Sugar #JSCBolden I do fight for you. I don't win every day. That's the way our system of gov't works. The Pres doesn't win every day either.