BREAKING NEWS: Gerstenmaier is out as head of HEOMD. Ken Bowersox is taking over as Acting. Gerstenmaier is being detailed to work with NASA Deputy Morhard.
— Marcia Smith (@SpcPlcyOnline) July 11, 2019
Bill Hill is also out.
One final note. First of all, credit to Gerst. He cared about NASA and worked very hard. His replacement is Ken Bowersox. Some will note he was SpaceX’s first real astronaut hire. But I’m not sure that means a whole lot in the grand scheme of things.
— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) July 11, 2019
My best guess is that while Gerst is a fine man he is hardly an outside the box thinker. Someone has decided that NASA needs to get outside the box. Look for some changes.
— MarkWhittington (@MarkWhittington) July 11, 2019
Steady hand over the complete failure of the SLS/Orion program. LONG past time for him to go.
— George Purcell (@gpurcell) July 11, 2019