Jacques van Oene
April 14th 05, 07:18 PM
Dean Acosta/Bob Jacobs
Headquarters, Washington April 14, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1898/1600)
RELEASE: 05-096
MICHAEL GRIFFIN TAKES THE HELM AS NASA ADMINISTRATOR
Michael D. Griffin reported to work today as NASA's 11th Administrator.
Administrator Griffin becomes the leader of the agency on the day the
Expedition 11 crew is set to launch to the International Space Station. The
Administrator was confirmed late Wednesday night by the U.S. Senate. An
official swearing-in ceremony will be scheduled later.
"I have great confidence in the team that will carry out our nation's
exciting, outward-focused, destination-oriented program," said Griffin. "In
the coming days, I'll be spending a good deal of my time reviewing our
progress toward returning the Space Shuttle safely to flight. I will also be
reviewing the activities of our mission directorates and our various
supporting functions. I share with the agency a great sense of privilege
that we have been given the wonderful opportunity to extend humanity's reach
throughout the solar system."
During his confirmation hearing Tuesday before the U.S. Senate, the
Administrator stated his priorities, consistent with the President's Vision
for Space Exploration will be:
* Fly the Space Shuttle as safely as possible until its retirement, not
later than 2010
* Bring a new Crew Exploration Vehicle into service as soon as possible
after the Space Shuttle is retired
* Develop a balanced overall program of science, exploration and aeronautics
at NASA, consistent with the redirection of the human spaceflight program to
focus on exploration
* Complete the International Space Station in a manner consistent with our
international partner commitments and the needs of human exploration
* Encourage the pursuit of appropriate partnerships with the emerging
commercial space sector
* Establish a lunar return program having the maximum possible utility for
later missions to Mars and other destinations
President George W. Bush nominated Griffin as NASA Administrator in March,
while he was serving as the Space Department Head at Johns Hopkins
University's Applied Physics Laboratory in Baltimore.
Griffin was President and Chief Operating Officer of In-Q-Tel, Inc., before
joining Johns Hopkins in April 2004. He also served in several positions
within Orbital Sciences Corporation, Dulles, Va., including Chief Executive
Officer of Magellan Systems, Inc.
Earlier in his career, Administrator Griffin served as Chief Engineer at
NASA and as Deputy for Technology at the Strategic Defense Initiative
Organization. He has served as an adjunct professor at the University of
Maryland, Johns Hopkins University and George Washington University.
He taught courses in spacecraft design, applied mathematics, guidance and
navigation, compressible flow, computational fluid dynamics, spacecraft
attitude control, astrodynamcis and introductory aerospace engineering. He
is the lead author of more than two dozen technical papers, as well as the
textbook, Space Vehicle Design.
A registered professional engineer in Maryland and California, the
Administrator is a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics (AIAA). He is a recipient of the NASA Exceptional Achievement
Medal, the AIAA Space Systems Medal and the Department of Defense
Distinguished Public Service Medal, the highest award given to a
non-government employee. He is a certified flight instructor with instrument
and multiengine ratings
He received a bachelor's degree in Physics from Johns Hopkins University; a
master's degree in Aerospace Science from Catholic University of America; a
Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland; a master's
degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California;
a master's degree in Applied Physics from Johns Hopkins University; a
master's degree in Business Administration from Loyola College; and a
master's degree in Civil Engineering from George Washington University.
For more information about NASA and agency programs on the Internet, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
Headquarters, Washington April 14, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1898/1600)
RELEASE: 05-096
MICHAEL GRIFFIN TAKES THE HELM AS NASA ADMINISTRATOR
Michael D. Griffin reported to work today as NASA's 11th Administrator.
Administrator Griffin becomes the leader of the agency on the day the
Expedition 11 crew is set to launch to the International Space Station. The
Administrator was confirmed late Wednesday night by the U.S. Senate. An
official swearing-in ceremony will be scheduled later.
"I have great confidence in the team that will carry out our nation's
exciting, outward-focused, destination-oriented program," said Griffin. "In
the coming days, I'll be spending a good deal of my time reviewing our
progress toward returning the Space Shuttle safely to flight. I will also be
reviewing the activities of our mission directorates and our various
supporting functions. I share with the agency a great sense of privilege
that we have been given the wonderful opportunity to extend humanity's reach
throughout the solar system."
During his confirmation hearing Tuesday before the U.S. Senate, the
Administrator stated his priorities, consistent with the President's Vision
for Space Exploration will be:
* Fly the Space Shuttle as safely as possible until its retirement, not
later than 2010
* Bring a new Crew Exploration Vehicle into service as soon as possible
after the Space Shuttle is retired
* Develop a balanced overall program of science, exploration and aeronautics
at NASA, consistent with the redirection of the human spaceflight program to
focus on exploration
* Complete the International Space Station in a manner consistent with our
international partner commitments and the needs of human exploration
* Encourage the pursuit of appropriate partnerships with the emerging
commercial space sector
* Establish a lunar return program having the maximum possible utility for
later missions to Mars and other destinations
President George W. Bush nominated Griffin as NASA Administrator in March,
while he was serving as the Space Department Head at Johns Hopkins
University's Applied Physics Laboratory in Baltimore.
Griffin was President and Chief Operating Officer of In-Q-Tel, Inc., before
joining Johns Hopkins in April 2004. He also served in several positions
within Orbital Sciences Corporation, Dulles, Va., including Chief Executive
Officer of Magellan Systems, Inc.
Earlier in his career, Administrator Griffin served as Chief Engineer at
NASA and as Deputy for Technology at the Strategic Defense Initiative
Organization. He has served as an adjunct professor at the University of
Maryland, Johns Hopkins University and George Washington University.
He taught courses in spacecraft design, applied mathematics, guidance and
navigation, compressible flow, computational fluid dynamics, spacecraft
attitude control, astrodynamcis and introductory aerospace engineering. He
is the lead author of more than two dozen technical papers, as well as the
textbook, Space Vehicle Design.
A registered professional engineer in Maryland and California, the
Administrator is a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics (AIAA). He is a recipient of the NASA Exceptional Achievement
Medal, the AIAA Space Systems Medal and the Department of Defense
Distinguished Public Service Medal, the highest award given to a
non-government employee. He is a certified flight instructor with instrument
and multiengine ratings
He received a bachelor's degree in Physics from Johns Hopkins University; a
master's degree in Aerospace Science from Catholic University of America; a
Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland; a master's
degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California;
a master's degree in Applied Physics from Johns Hopkins University; a
master's degree in Business Administration from Loyola College; and a
master's degree in Civil Engineering from George Washington University.
For more information about NASA and agency programs on the Internet, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info