Thursday, December 11, 2008

so much for Mike Griffin carrying on as NASA Administrator under the Obama administration

There's an article in the Orlando Sentinel that NASA Administrator Mike Griffin has had arguments with the Obama transition team headed by former NASA Associate Administrator Lori Garver and has said that Garver is "unqualified" to judge the viability of the Constellation program. First off, I've met Lori Garver and I'd say that Griffin was probably correct in his assessment of her skill set though I suppose it is not something to say out loud. Second, as I indicated on the title line for this post, I'd say its a pretty safe bet now that Griffin won't be carrying on as NASA Administrator under the coming Obama administration. Finally, the article is potentially disturbing with regards to NASA's future since it says: "Garver told a meeting of aerospace representatives in Washington that "there will be change" to NASA policy". That could be a good thing depending on the type of change involved... we'll see.

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