Mike Griffin
Mike Griffin
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What we're trying to figure out is how Katrina has affected the shuttle program, ... If you talk to the folks at Michoud, they're ready to get busy taking care of any tank damage that was done and they want to be back in production in a few weeks. ... Their morale and esprit de corps down there just has to be seen to believed.
amount buy dedication folks holding money risked salary saw
They risked their lives, ... You can't buy the kind of dedication that I saw down there from our folks for money -- for any amount of money. It's not about salary or about holding a job. It's about dedication to the program.
control good time
Any time I can have more flexibility and control of my money, I think that is a good thing - as long as it is optional.
last
This is going to be the last hurrah.
built kennedy optimistic shuttle space
is very optimistic that the replacement for the shuttle will be built at Kennedy Space Center.
hour
He's been with me for about an hour now.
ahead finished hitters
He's getting ahead of the hitters and dictating to the hitter what's going to happen. (His cutter) is a finished product, but we're still working on it here and there.
catcher helping last mind playing wore
Playing catcher wore me out last year. I wouldn't mind still playing, but as long as I'm in the lineup and helping the team.
car fixed garage sure
If it was the 'Princessmobile,' the IRL would make sure that car would be in the garage getting fixed right now.
afford cannot nasa simply
NASA simply cannot afford to do everything that our many constituencies would like us to do.
nasa tough
NASA has been favored by the administration, but it's still a very tough environment.
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But I don't think switch grass is on anybody's radar. Until President Bush said it in the State of the Union address, nobody knew what it was.
fairly huge jobs
It's not a huge industry. It's fairly modest, but they have some good-paying jobs.
player team wants
He's a high-energy player. Every team wants a player like that.