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Griffin Lifts Off at NASA With Calls for Speeding Shuttle Replacement, Reopening Hubble DecisionMichael D. Griffin launched his tenure as NASA's 11th administrator on a fast track, using his "emergency" confiimation by the U.S. Senate to plug himself into space shuttle return-to-flight decision-making and urging faster development of the shuttle replacement. He also deftly sidestepped the treacherous issue of letting the aging Hubble Space Telescope die that was left behind by former Administrator Sean O'Keefe. Griffin told the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee that he would take another look at a shuttle mission to service the telescope, but not until the redesigned shuttle system makes a couple of test flights. Griffin made clear at his confirmation hearing Apr. 12 that he has long supported the ideas embodied in President Bush s push to move human exploration out of low Earth orbit, while finishing the International Space Station and retiring the space shuttle as soon as possible. And he showed right out of the blocks that his technical training and management background should serve him well in implementing Bush's directives.
Document ID
20050161994
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Morring, Frank, Jr.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
April 18, 2005
Publication Information
Publication: Aviation Week and Space Technology
Volume: 162
Issue: 16
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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