Artemis Program · Donald Trump · Pentagon · Ars Technica
Former NASA chief takes helm of national security space firm
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Before he became NASA administrator in 2018, Jim Bridenstine was a naval aviator who then served as a US representative from Oklahoma for three terms, sitting on the Committee on Armed Services.
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He noted that, in President Trump’s budget request for fiscal-year 2027, funding for the Space Force would increase by approximately 80 percent, to $71 billion
Finally, Quantum Space is one of 14 competitors in the $6.2 billion Andromeda program to develop surveillance and reconnaissance satellites
Before he became NASA administrator in 2018, Jim Bridenstine was a naval aviator who then served as a US representative from Oklahoma for three terms, sitting on the Committee on Armed Services
Bridenstine joins a company with about 75 employees, founded by billionaire businessman Kam Ghaffarian, who previously founded two other space companies, Intuitive Machines and Axiom Space
Summary
This week, Bridenstine was named chief executive of a Maryland-based company, called Quantum Space, that builds “advanced maneuverable spacecraft.” “For us, national security space is a priority,” said Bridenstine in an interview. The company is developing a spacecraft, Ranger, that is about the size of a Volkswagen Beetle before its solar panels are deployed. “This is high energy,” Bridenstine said.