The Speculist

NASA Chief Redux

Posse member Mike Sargent recommends the following alternatives to "Administrator," the current wimpy job title of the head of NASA.

1. Secretary Simberg er, that is to say, Surname of the Cabinet-level Department of Space Development.

2. Doctor Surname, Lead Presidential Advisor of the National Advisory Council on Aerospace Science [NACAS], a sub-unit of the National Science Foundation.

3. Admiral Surname, Chief of Staff, United States Space Fleet (USSF) a uniformed branch of service within the Department of Defense. This position would be equivalent to an Undersecretary of a Cabinet-level Department.

4. General Surname, Chief of Staff, United States Space Force (USSF) a uniformed branch of service within the Department of Defense. This position would be equivalent to an Undersecretary of a Cabinet-level Department.

5. Director Surname, of the Central Space Agency (CSA), or the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA), or the Congressional Office of Space Policy or the Presidential Office of Space Policy, etc., etc. etc.

6. Senator Surname, Chair of the Senate Select Committee on National Space Policy

7. Representative Surname, Chair of the House Committee on National Space Policy

8. Commissioner Surname, Executive of the United States Commission on Space Policy. The Commission would be an independent governing body similar in concept to the Baseball Commission or the Securities and Exchange Commission.

9. Supreme Astro-Commander Surname. Organization unspecified.

10. Ouranarch Surname, Leader of the United States Center for Exo-Atmospheric Research and Development. Ouranarch: [pronounced OW-ran-ark] literally ‘leader of the heavens’ from ancient Greek root words and akin in construction to nauarch, the ancient Greek term for admiral.