NASA chief could come from ranks of astronauts
President Obama reportedly is set to name former astronaut Charles Bolden Jr.

President Obama reportedly is set to name former astronaut Charles Bolden Jr. the next NASA Administrator. A meeting between the two that was set for May 18 was postponed because of a White House visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A veteran of four space flights with more than 680 hours in orbit, Bolden, if confirmed by the Senate, will be the first African- American to lead the space agency. The retired Marine Corps major general graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and became one of the nation’s outstanding fighter and test pilots, as well as an astronaut.