Anderson Confirmed as NASA Deputy Administrator

Anderson confirmed as NASA deputy administrator

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed Matt Anderson on May 18 as NASA’s deputy administrator, the second-in-command of the space agency.

The Senate just installed a deputy administrator who thinks NASA's job is beating China to the moon — and the 46-43 vote tells you everything about what the agency is becoming

Matt Anderson, the retired Air Force colonel who told senators that beating China to the moon should be NASA’s top priority, was confirmed Monday as the agency’s deputy administrator by a 46-43 party-line vote, installing a former military pilot and space-industry executive as second-in-command at an agency now openly framing its lunar ambitions as a geopolitical contest. Anderson’s confirmation came as part of an en bloc vote on 49 nominees und…

Senate Confirms Matthew Anderson as NASA Deputy Administrator

Matthew Anderson has been confirmed as NASA’s new deputy administrator Anderson has served as a CACI executive since 2021 The appointment comes as the agency advances lunar and deep space priorities The Senate has confirmed retired Air Force Col. Matthew Anderson as NASA’s deputy administrator, placing a national security and defense industry executive in one […] The post Senate Confirms Matthew Anderson as NASA Deputy Administrator first appear…

Anderson Confirmed as Deputy NASA Administrator

This evening the Senate confirmed Matthew “Matt” Anderson to be NASA Deputy Administrator. His nomination was one of 49 considered together under Senate rules that were revised last year to allow bundled “en bloc” confirmations. Matt Anderson at his nomination hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, March 5, 2026. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls A former Air Force pilot, Anderson retired from the service in 202…