Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration | |
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Reports to | President |
Seat | Washington, D.C. |
Nominator | President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
Inaugural holder | Thomas Keith Glennan |
Salary | $185,100 annually (Executive Schedule II) |
Website | Bill Nelson, NASA |
The Administrator and Deputy Administrator of NASA are the highest-ranked officials of NASA, the space agency of the United States. The Administrator serves as the senior space science adviser to the President of the United States. According to NASA, the role of the Administrator is to "lead the NASA team and manage its resources to advance the Vision for Space Exploration."[1]