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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I felt a lot more comfortable this season, and I think we played much better as a team. My job wasn't just to look for my own shot, but to get everyone else involved so we could win games.
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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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I fell asleep almost as soon as I got on the plane I was so tired. My neck was killing me,
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I can't imagine it. I believe they're going to put points on the board.
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It is important for our employees within NASA to understand that they can appeal a decision by their management. There is a path for everyone to appeal a decision that he or she believes is wrong, and there will be no retribution for appealing.
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I will be visiting Stennis and the Michoud Assembly Facility soon to talk with our people.
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But the space program is a long-term investment in our future. We must deal with our short-term problems while not sacrificing our long-term investments in our future. When we have a hurricane, we don't cancel the Air Force. We don't cancel the Navy. And we're not going to cancel NASA.
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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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The pace of implementation will change to suit the funding that is made available. All our goals will have to be funding-driven.
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We may not be able to make the exact completion date that we desire, ... But we will complete it.
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Future generations of Americans will be dealing with the fact other nations, other cultures, other societies will be out there with us, and that's a good thing.
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He is the best of the best, and we have been fortunate to have his steady hand at NASA's helm during the most troubled period in NASA's history.
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Our Russian partners have steadfastly sustained the station while the shuttle has been down.