Talk:Christopher B. Shank

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Political positions

What are this guy's political positions? Angie Y. (talk) 02:42, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Quotemining

=== [https://www.theverge.com/2016/11/29/13778506/christopher-shank-nasa-transition-trump Trump names former NASA aide and Science Committee staff member to work on NASA’s transition ] ===

- Shank is former top aid and communications official for NASA

- Shank served serveral times on hte staff of the House Science Committee from 2001 to 2005 ✔

- He served in the air force

- He was special assistant during the Bush presidency to NASA Administrator Mike Griffin ✔

- following that, be took the role of director of strategic investments for NASA and resolved NASA budgeting for some projects✔

- He had a brief role as NASA chief of strategic communications✔

- at the House Science Committee, Shank's area was in human spaceflight and Earth science ✔

- his appointment to head the NASA transition team was a surprise