[Clock King]

Lori Garver, a former NASA associate administrator who heads the space transition team

First, she sound like a political climber with no clue has to how a hammer or screw works, Second, Obama now has "space transition team"??? Huh?? What the hell is that needed for?

[Tallguy]

Lori Garver appears to have been an astronaut-candidate.

She has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Economics from Colorado College in 1983; Masters degree in science, technology, and public policy from the George Washington University in 1989.

Somewhere along the line she got into NASA Administration & advised several Dem candidates on “Space Policy”.

Just looking at those degrees I’d have to say that she doesn’t carry enough technical weight to be arguing with the Head NASA Administrator on these matters. I suspect those degrees were heavy on the “public policy” while being little more than science survey courses.