Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Tulsa, met with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team and is under consideration to be NASA’s top administrator.
The Oklahoman reports that Bridenstine’s office confirmed that the congressman met with Vice President-elect Mike Pence and members of the transition team to discuss space and national security.
Bridenstine is a member of the Oklahoma Air National Guard and he sits on both the House Armed Services Committee and the Science, Space and Technology Committee.
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