Women Leaders At NASA Express Confidence In Artemis Mission, Voice Strategic Views
“So Much Scientific Discovery To Come From Returning To The Moon” Says (T-B) Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, First Female Launch Director (Exploration Ground Systems Program At KSC), Who Will Oversee The Launch Of The First Women To The Moon; MSFC Director Jody Singer Reiterates Importance Of SLS, Insisting It Is “Only Vehicle That Exists That Can Carry The Orion”, Cites 45-State / 1,100-Vendor Participation; Lori Garver, Deputy Administrator Of NASA Under Obama Administration, Questions Artemis Implementation With Pointed Critique Of “US$2 Billion For Every [SLS] Launch” Vs “Fraction” Of Cost For SpaceX Falcon Heavy
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SOM Symposium Convenes 16 October 1500-1700 PDT With Theme ‘NASA Returns To The Moon, First Woman On The Moon / Artemis, And Astronomy From The Moon’; First Woman Astronaut On Moon / Beyond Could Be Stanford Alumni (10 To Date); Henning Roedel (’11) To Moderate With Speakers Including Astronaut Tammy Jernigan (’81), Grant Anderson Of Paragon Space (’85) And Astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann (’01); Panel Discussion Including ILOA Director Steve Durst (’65) To Be Moderated By Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides (’96); Endowment Funds Awarded To SSO & SAS, Received By Prof Bruce Macintosh And Prof Roger Romani, Respectively 
