{"id":54833,"date":"2022-08-29T23:05:19","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T15:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/agent-of-change-lori-garver-details-modernizing-nasa\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T23:05:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T15:05:19","slug":"agent-of-change-lori-garver-details-modernizing-nasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/agent-of-change-lori-garver-details-modernizing-nasa\/","title":{"rendered":"Agent of Change: Lori Garver Details Modernizing NASA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASA has transformed the way it works with commercial space companies in recent years, and there is no better example than SpaceX\u2019s historic first crewed flight to the International Space Station in 2020. It took years of work behind the scenes to drive changes in how the agency works, and Lori Garver, former deputy NASA administrator, helped spearhead that evolution. <\/p>\n<p>In this interview, <em class=\"Annotation -emphasis\">Via Satellite<\/em> talks with Garver about her recently published book \u201cEscaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age,\u201d which describes her experience advocating for change, the pushback she received, and what still needs to be done. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BVy2oJIwT4SX3NQad7ua_VS_090122_DGTL_1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BVy2oJIwT4SX3NQad7ua_VS_090122_DGTL_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BVy2oJIwT4SX3NQad7ua_VS_090122_DGTL_1-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BVy2oJIwT4SX3NQad7ua_VS_090122_DGTL_1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BVy2oJIwT4SX3NQad7ua_VS_090122_DGTL_1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the September 2022 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<h3>VIA SATELLITE: You describe how many people took issue with your policy background versus a technical background, especially when you were deputy administrator of NASA. Did you have to overcome any doubt within yourself that you should have a place at the table, and how did you overcome doubt among others? <\/h3>\n<p><strong class=\"Annotation -strong\">Garver:<\/strong> I had impostor syndrome, and in my day, we didn\u2019t know what it was called. But I clearly was willing to take on jobs anyway. When I was asked to apply for the National Space Society executive director, that was my first big jump. But I had worked really closely with the executive director and I knew what the job was and at my core, I felt I could do it. Coming back to NASA, I had spent five years on the ninth floor, I had seen Administrator Dan Goldin do his job. I felt like chief of staff was probably the most senior position at NASA that I could get. But I put down \u201cdeputy,\u201d because my dad had said you should try for a rung higher than you think you can get. <\/p>\n<p>When your views are being discounted, you never know what the reason is, when those views are going up against people who have entrenched self interests. I was easier to attack because the Administrator [Charles Bolden] was an astronaut, and a Marine general, and not as visibly advocating for the [Commercial Crew] program. I definitely felt insecure at times in my career, because I recognized those credentials would have helped people give my views more credibility. But never did I ever have anything come to pass like, \u2018Should we change this APU or not?\u2019 Turns out, that doesn\u2019t come up on the ninth floor.<\/p>\n<h3>VIA SATELLITE: There were many twists and turns to get Commercial Crew funding approved. How close do you think Commercial Crew came to not being funded? <\/h3>\n<p><strong class=\"Annotation -strong\">Garver:<\/strong> It\u2019s really hard to know. I think had we lost, it would have just been delayed, not canceled. But you just never know, because timing is everything. The people fighting on the other side knew that another year delay would make it even harder to get it passed. We\u2019re seeing this now \u2014 how long are we going to have the Space Station? Because there was no point to having the Commercial Crew [program] without a Space Station, it was a very interconnected web. Easily, something like the decision not to continue with Space Act Agreements for that second round, could have killed the program just by [going only with] Boeing. Look at where we are now, if we didn\u2019t have our own access to the Space Station when Russia invaded Ukraine. Ultimately, I feel that we were going to transition astronaut transportation to the private sector. <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a69af4ff1563;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a69af4ff1563 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a69af4ff1564').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a69af4ff1564'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<h3>VIA SATELLITE: Do you think that NASA has fully embraced the better, faster, cheaper, mindset of working with commercial companies that you championed?<\/h3>\n<p><strong class=\"Annotation -strong\">Garver:<\/strong> No, I do not. I think a lot of people have. Better, faster, cheaper \u2014 you can\u2019t have all three. As I say in the book, SpaceX has proven that can happen, but it is rare. Typically, something is maybe two of them. There isn\u2019t some [policy] that says [NASA won\u2019t] do cost-plus contracts for human spaceflight in the future. As I say in the book, escaping gravity isn\u2019t going to happen perfectly every time. If we lose people on Commercial Crew in one of these first years, there will be a lot of introspection about that.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"flex flex-col justify-center items-center w-full image-block px-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Placeholder alt text\" class=\"w-full object-cover mx-auto\" src=\"http:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/owiMmQYkSIGmLQc41pU4_3702694846_26bc236f16_k.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"p-3 bg-gray-300 bg-opacity-50 italic mx-auto w-full\">Lori Garver testifies at her confirmation hearing for NASA deputy administrator in 2009, alongside Charles Bolden. Photo: NASA <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>VIA SATELLITE: You were very open about the ways in which people fell short, and what you call \u201cdark matter,\u201d or self-dealing. Why was it important to you to be clear about those things? Did you have any hesitation or misgivings about how honest you were?<\/h3>\n<p><strong class=\"Annotation -strong\">Garver: <\/strong>I definitely did. There are versions that are less honest and direct, and there are versions that are more. Some things were modified to keep me from being as legally exposed. You can\u2019t claim a crime was committed. Clearly, some of these things [in the book] are unethical. <\/p>\n<p>For me, it\u2019s just part of the story. [In order to] do important things in our government better, you have to say what has to change. I did have some very important mentors of mine say \u2018Don\u2019t do this,\u2019 that I would be shunned by the space community. Before the book came out, I had a lot of sleepless nights because this is an industry that I care about. For me, it\u2019s like if you had an alcoholic spouse or loved one, you don\u2019t just serve them drinks and enjoy the good times. You work toward getting them better. I feel that NASA deserves getting better, and that means rooting out some of this corruption and self-dealing. For the most part, it really is systematic. It\u2019s not like there\u2019s some horrible person, and I didn\u2019t get personal in any way. The hardest part was figuring out how to tell the story in a way that could help us fix the systemic problems and highlight that NASA has done a very noble job of doing that when it\u2019s hard to do. But there\u2019s still work ahead.<\/p>\n<h3>VIA SATELLITE: What are you most proud of from your time at NASA? <\/h3>\n<p><strong class=\"Annotation -strong\">Garver:<\/strong> Being an agent for change that actually got some things accomplished. Even in the \u201890s, Dan Goldin instilled a lot of things that continued, but the barnacles built up again. Commercial Crew is the easy answer, but it is about more than that \u2014 it is about trying to bring a government agency into the 21st century. I ran at all kinds of things, many of them aren\u2019t in the book. When I came to NASA, the agency didn\u2019t want to use the cloud. [I worked at] limiting our \u201890 servers, and getting our Freedom of Information Act response time down to something reasonable. I was proud of having more women and minorities in leadership positions. Those things have all continued, which is wonderful.<\/p>\n<h3>VIA SATELLITE: In the 2000s, SpaceX was a disruptor, trying to prove itself for the government contracts. But now, everybody is working with or wants to work with SpaceX. Do you think SpaceX has become the establishment because of how big their impact is on the space industry? <\/h3>\n<p><strong class=\"Annotation -strong\">Garver:<\/strong> I wouldn\u2019t say they are the establishment, but they are definitely the company to beat, which has a bit of that connotation. They have successfully disrupted the industry. There is no going back. Everybody in the private sector and the government is trying to figure out the secret sauce to be able to have competitions that are as successful in creating a service that will lower the cost to the government and increase the capability. It\u2019s become a virtuous cycle of reduced costs for satellites, facilitated by lower launch cost, but it\u2019s also helped lower launch costs. The magnitude of their first 20 years of impact on the community has been unprecedented. Now, they\u2019re not only launching all the satellites, but building them. If Starship becomes operational, it will be revolutionary.  I don\u2019t think people are really accepting the magnitude of the change that will bring. SpaceX is continuing to be disruptive, and they aren\u2019t resting on their laurels.<\/p>\n<h3>VIA SATELLITE: You tell the story of writing NASA\u2019s mission statement and how you were pushed to think about \u2018why\u2019 we go to space. There\u2019s the example of the 2020 Commercial Crew test that happened at the same time as really important protests and sparked discussion about space exploration vs. progress here on Earth. Do you think that the space industry has a \u2018why\u2019 problem in showing its value to the public?<\/h3>\n<p><strong class=\"Annotation -strong\">Garver:<\/strong> I do, I think that\u2019s less important with communication satellites and GPS. But human spaceflight is quite disconnected in the public\u2019s view from our current woes and what is the value that it brings. People tend to either support it or not. More males tend to support it, although that is certainly not 100 percent the case. Aside from people who personally want to go [to space] we\u2019ve gotten a backlash. The billionaire backlash all happened so quickly. <\/p>\n<p>[The public] had no problem paying astronauts to go. But now, if people are going for the fun of it, what were the astronauts doing? Since Apollo, it\u2019s something NASA has taken for granted that we need to fly astronauts, and that should be something the public wants.<\/p>\n<h3>VIA SATELLITE: Despite your training in Russia to go to the ISS, you weren\u2019t able to go to space at that point. If the opportunity comes up now, would you take it? <\/h3>\n<p><strong class=\"Annotation -strong\">Garver:<\/strong> Yes. I didn\u2019t grow up wanting to go to space or be an astronaut. Having worked in it now for 35 years, of course I would love to go. I probably will pay to go at some point if my health holds up and if something I invest in makes it big.  <\/p>\n<p>But the training was such a unique thing. I was working for Fisk Johnson, it wasn\u2019t about me. We absolutely needed to get somebody in the seat. I really enjoyed the experience, even though it was pretty rough. Getting to go to the Space Station for 10 days \u2014 that\u2019s very different from a suborbital, 10-minute flight. I\u2019d love to go to the Space Station for 10 days. I would certainly take a Dragon flight, but I think the costs will be too much. I think my opportunity will be suborbital. My husband and I have signed up for one of the World View balloon trips that go to the stratosphere.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a69af4ff1c2d;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a69af4ff1c2d = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a69af4ff1c2e').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a69af4ff1c2e'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<h3>VIA SATELLITE: What are some other instances of space progress on the horizon that you are excited about? <\/h3>\n<p><strong class=\"Annotation -strong\">Garver:<\/strong> I\u2019m still really excited about ways we can help here on Earth from space. [This is in] some of the new approaches from the private and nonprofit sector about measuring greenhouse gas emissions, using that data to help people in parts of the world that don\u2019t readily have access to that kind of information. The time is now for some really big developments that could be game-changers that for whatever reason, the billionaires aren\u2019t focused on, but the government could be. I think NASA has a broader mandate than just sending people to space. NASA has this incredible brand, it\u2019s not politicized, it\u2019s not partisan. We should use that to get above the fray. I [wrote a] Washington Post op-ed about a NASA Climate Corps where you could work for NASA and be trained on utilizing data in different parts of the world to help society measure and better manage resiliency and mitigation to climate change. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m excited about going back to the Moon in a way that utilizes resources there to stay more permanently, with a long-term benefit of moving out in a sustainable way. I really do believe, for our long term survival, that we have to. I don\u2019t think we will learn how to survive elsewhere until we\u2019ve really advanced some technologies a lot farther than now, but that\u2019s no reason not to start.<\/p>\n<h3>VIA SATELLITE: There have been a lot of changes in the geopolitical environment with Russia in recent months since you finished the book. Do you think that we are in a new Cold War in space? And do you have concerns about space becoming increasingly militarized?<\/h3>\n<p><strong class=\"Annotation -strong\">Garver:<\/strong> We are [in a Cold War] with China now, primarily. We want a competitive advantage in space militarily. We are in a conventional war with Russia in many ways. The China aspect was something that we\u2019ve foreseen, and NASA has not been in a very cooperative relationship with the Chinese Space Agency. But Russia, we did not foresee, and we had married our space programs. But did it really matter in the big scheme of things? It\u2019s certainly not going to keep them from invading Ukraine. NASA has been valuable as a soft power tool, but the militarization of space has been ongoing. Communications, GPS are critical to our military. Is there an escalation? Yes. That\u2019s because we have a foreign actor, who we do not trust, whose motives are very different from ours, who is getting capability. It is an expansion and an extension of what has existed since the beginning. Like we felt with the Cold War, we hope it stays cold.<\/p>\n<h3>VIA SATELLITE: You co-founded the Brooke Owens Fellowship, which inspired the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship and Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship, which have all been awesome contributions to support young people in the space industry. Do you think those programs played a role in changing how the space industry accepts and encourages a diverse workforce?<\/h3>\n<p><strong class=\"Annotation -strong\">Garver:<\/strong> I think the biggest role that they played is allowing the aerospace industry to embrace something that it didn\u2019t know how to do. We used to hear there wasn\u2019t interest among women in being aerospace engineers. Now every company that we\u2019ve approached wants to be in it, we have a waiting list. I cannot say enough good things about the community embracing having these interns. 20 years ago, there was no way we could have done a program like this because there weren\u2019t enough space companies. Now there are so many different places you can work and there\u2019s a real need for talent. There\u2019s so much goodness that has come out of these programs it\u2019s hard to even articulate. <\/p>\n<p>We just had our first face-to-face summit in Washington for the Brookies and the Pattis. The mentors write to me and talk to me afterwards saying, \u2018I get more out of this than they do.\u2019 I knew we needed it, and I knew there weren\u2019t enough early hires with diverse backgrounds. We ended up coming at a time when there was a need in all areas, and people have embraced it.<\/p>\n<h3>VIA SATELLITE: It sounds like the space industry has changed a lot in terms of diversity from when you were coming up. How far does it still have to go? What are the problems that you\u2019re still seeing?<\/h3>\n<p><strong class=\"Annotation -strong\">Garver: <\/strong>As I say, in the book, Sally Ride\u2019s quest was harder than mine, but she\u2019d be the first one to acknowledge that the brush is not yet cleared. I acknowledge that today as well. We are still having problems directly with harassment and discrimination. We are having growing pains of maybe the first time you\u2019re having someone who looks or acts [different from you] in your company. But you have to be in the game to win, and now people are getting a better sense of how behaviors need to change. I\u2019ve had to call a couple of companies to say \u2018No, these things aren\u2019t appropriate.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>My concern continues to be that we be more accepting and inclusive, but also that people are promoted in a way that isn\u2019t just reflective of the current leadership. We know we all have these unintended biases. I had a Brookie come up to me at the summit and say that she really wanted to have my career, and her goal is to be deputy administrator of NASA. I just said, \u2018It should be the administrator of NASA.\u2019 There\u2019s a hall at NASA [with] the administrators\u2019 portraits and the deputy administrators\u2019 portraits. There are four [portraits] of women at the end of deputy administrator, but none on the administrator side. <\/p>\n<p>Leadership and role models really do matter. We have several aerospace companies with female leaders and as that becomes more the norm, we do bring an outlook and perspective that is unique. I continue to be disappointed that we don\u2019t have a female NASA administrator, but I can\u2019t believe the next one won\u2019t be. There\u2019s just so many qualified women out there.<\/p>\n<h3>VIA SATELLITE: What do you think are some of the other large challenges facing the space industry today?<\/h3>\n<p><strong class=\"Annotation -strong\">Garver:<\/strong> The most important one to me is being more purpose-driven, instead of doing the things we\u2019ve always done. I know that\u2019s allowed a lot of companies to remain profitable, but we are going to need to be more directly responsive to the needs of the nation and provide services, hardware, and programs that are more relevant. I think as we get more efficient, we need to tell that story and be less defensive and reactionary to criticism. We should be 100 percent transparent on the civil side.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a69af4ff2225;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a69af4ff2225 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a69af4ff2226').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a69af4ff2226'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>On the commercial side, there\u2019s still a lot of questions. I [was recently asked why] SpaceX took all these subsidies and now Elon Musk is against subsidies. Let\u2019s separate contracts from subsidies. People on the left, who I resonate with on so many issues, have a misunderstanding about how we are saving taxpayer money by being more efficient by working with these companies. It is not a subsidy, it is the opposite. We are helping our industry be more competitive, which is good for the United States. We are winning back market share, which is good for the United States for the launch market. We are driving innovation and technologies that are absolutely critical to the nation.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know that that\u2019s really the government\u2019s responsibility. But NASA gets a lot of credit for starting this, so it probably should be able to explain it better. We\u2019re still pushing SLS and Orion \u2014 the old way of doing things \u2014 in this administration, as well as the last. That remains to be seen if that\u2019s sustainable. There\u2019s a bad day to come when people realize we\u2019ve been putting all this money in and competing with our own industry. <strong class=\"Annotation -strong\">VS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em class=\"Annotation -emphasis\">Correction: A previous version of this story misspelled former NASA Administrator Dan Goldin\u2019s last name. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 405291:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/37kpcTZZS5Klyw76TcQY_VS_090122_DGTL_2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/37kpcTZZS5Klyw76TcQY_VS_090122_DGTL_2-300x225.jpg 300w, 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