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![]() "Herb Schaltegger" I'm surprised I haven't seen any chatter about this from the sci.space crowd yet. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/17/national/17nasa.html? Dr. Griffin is also easing a few division chiefs out the door, with others to follow. On a different topic, he also endorsed a smooth transition to the lunar exploration phase, saying that a long gap between the close of Shuttle ops and the commencement of continued manned flights was undesirable. Personnel changes are detailed in the same article: "Dr. Griffin has been acting rapidly to reshape the upper management of the space program, and letters have gone out to dozens of officials telling them that they will be reassigned or will have the option of leaving NASA. "The first to announce that he would leave was Rear Adm. Craig E. Steidle, who led efforts to develop the next-generation crewed space vehicle; he made his resignation public last week. The Aerospace Industries Association, a trade group, announced on Thursday that he would join it as vice president for international affairs. "William F. Readdy, who heads spaceflight operations, told co-workers in an e-mail message on Monday that he would stay on through the shuttle's return to flight and then decide whether to take a new job within NASA or to retire. "Alphonzo V. Diaz, the agency's associate administrator for science, said in a memorandum to colleagues on Monday that he would retire "in the next several months." J. Victor Lebacqz, NASA's associate administrator for aeronautics research, announced his departure on Tuesday." |
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