The Buckley Institute presents
Jim Bridenstine, former NASA Administrator, Congressman, and fighter pilot:
“American Pre-Eminence in Space.”
Bridenstine will speak about the opportunities and challenges in space exploration, and his time overseeing the country’s space program.
Jim Bridenstine served as NASA’s 13th administrator, represented Oklahoma’s First Congressional District in the House of Representatives, and flew combat missions as a Naval Aviator in Iraq and Afghanistan. Under his leadership at NASA, America returned to once again launching American astronauts on American rockets from American soil and introduced NASA’s new human lunar exploration initiative named Artemis. In Congress, he served on the Armed Services Committee and the Science, Space and Technology Committee.