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Senate Confirms Matt Anderson as NASA Deputy Administrator

The vote positions NASA to drive Trump’s 2028 Moon plan against a rising Chinese program.

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

Overview

  • Matt Anderson, confirmed Monday in a 46-43 party-line vote taken en bloc under revised Senate rules, becomes NASA’s second-in-command.
  • Anderson, a retired Air Force colonel and former CACI and Space Force Association executive, steps in as NASA’s No. 2 to steer programs and day-to-day operations.
  • At a March 5 hearing, he called beating China to the Moon the absolute highest priority and pledged a culture of safety, accountability, and transparency.
  • His nomination first arrived in May 2025, was returned at year’s end, then renominated in January 2026 and advanced 23-5 out of the Senate Commerce Committee on March 12.
  • With this confirmation, NASA has filled two of four Senate-confirmed posts, while the chief financial officer and inspector general seats remain without nominees, leaving budget control and internal oversight without permanent leaders.