Bolden meeting with Obama pushed till Tuesday

Former astronaut Charles Bolden had his meeting with President Barack Obama pushed back until Tuesday morning.

The two were supposed to meet at 2 p.m. today, but an earlier appointment Obama had with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu ran long. That prompted the White House to postpone its meeting with Bolden, who is believed to be the top contender for the NASA administrator post.

"The visit with Mr. Bolden will be tomorrow morning," said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs during today’s press briefing.

Asked a bit later about the nature of that meeting, Gibbs said he didn't want to get ahead of the president.

"But I know he's anxious to have strong leadership at NASA," he said. "I think we've all watched and read about the mission that's going on right now and the amazing efforts that are being undertaken with consecutive, multi-hour spacewalks to repair the Hubble telescope. So we may have something after that meeting, but not until then."