‘Rogue’ NASA Administrator Gets the Axe

Remember Jeff Hanley, the “rogue” NASA administrator who was quietly pressing on with certain aspects of the Constellation program and development of the axed Ares I rocket? A single line from an internal NASA memo Hanley penned this morning neatly sums up the administration’s position on the matter of Constellation: “I’ve been advised by HQ that my services as Cx PM are no longer required, effective immediately.”