Michael Griffin
Michael Griffin
This prominent aerospace engineer and physicist served from 2005 until 2009 as Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Previously, he had headed Johns Hopkins University's Space Department.
ProfessionEngineer
Date of Birth1 November 1949
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To make a decision to work in the field of space science is almost the ultimate in delayed gratification.
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It is fantastically interesting to me to have a chance, maybe within my lifetime, for scientists to see up-close what those objects look like and to begin our reconnaissance of that region of space.
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It is entirely appropriate for the administration to announce or espouse whatever political views they have. It is not appropriate for scientists at an executing federal executive agency to be required to adjust, skew, alter, or frame the tone of their scientific work to fit any particular political agenda.
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I will be visiting Stennis and the Michoud Assembly Facility soon to talk with our people.
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What we are talking about is completely traditional in the bulk of our economy, ... We need more of this in the space enterprise.
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What we have ahead of us represents a challenge significantly greater than when we first went to the moon.
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Going well beyond Apollo, we seek the ability to land and conduct exploration activities anywhere on the moon, including on the far side or in the polar regions,
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The legislation passed by Congress reflects the U.S. government's continuing commitment to nonproliferation objectives but also recognizes the value of international cooperation in space exploration.
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The Chinese have offered an opportunity ... to discuss cooperation.