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Indians are thriving in Space-Tech sector internationally as well as domestically. Recently, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has named Bhavya Lal as acting chief of staff for the agency. As the senior White House appointee at NASA, Lal has served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for the agency and oversaw the agency’s transition under the Joe Biden-led administration.
NASA said that Lal brings “extensive experience” in engineering and space technology, serving as a member of the research staff at the Institute for Defence Analyses Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI) from 2005 to 2020. At STPI, she led the analysis of space technology, strategy, and policy for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and National Space Council, as well as federal space-oriented organisations, including NASA, the Department of Defence, and the intelligence community.
Indian-American Bhavya Lal appointed Acting Chief of Staff of NASA
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Last Updated: Feb 01, 2021, 11:32 PM IST
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Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for the agency and oversaw the agency s transition under the administration of President Joe Biden.
Indian-American Bhavya Lal was appointed by Nasa as the acting chief of staff of the US space agency ( Twitter)
Washington: Indian-American Bhavya Lal was on Monday appointed by NASA as the Acting Chief of Staff of the US space agency.
Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for the agency and oversaw the agency s transition under the administration of President Joe Biden.
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Indian-American Bhavya Lal appointed Acting Chief of Staff of NASA
Indian-American Bhavya Lal was on Monday appointed by NASA as the Acting Chief of Staff of the US space agency. Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for the agency and oversaw the agencyâs transition under the administration of President Joe Biden.
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In a statement, NASA said Lal brings extensive experience in engineering and space technology, serving as a member of the research staff at the Institute for Defence Analyses Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI) from 2005 to 2020.
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There, she led analysis of space technology, strategy, and policy for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and National Space Council, as well as federal space-oriented organisations, including NASA, the Department of Defence, and the intelligence community.