Bad Astronomy

NASA’s looking for a few good people…

NASA’s Associate Administrator Mary Cleave, who famously canceled the Dawn mission minutes after a meeting with Congress about science cutbacks, is leaving NASA. This means a job position is opening up, as well as a few others.

I wonder if I should apply…? Nah. They can’t afford me; it would take a substantial fraction of NASA’s budget to get me to move back east. Plus, I doubt they’d like my position on science subjects. But it’s fun to dream.