Griffin Takes NASA Back to the Future in Exploration

摘要

Nasa's year started all over again in April when Mike Griffin was sworn in as the head of the U.S. space agency. Griffin, a highly respected and qualified aerospace veteran, took over NASA determined to put President George W. Bush's one-year-old Vision for Space Exploration on more stable footing before a new occupant moves into the White House. He knew all too well how quickly things can go wrong. As NASA's exploration chief more than a decade ago, he had a front row seat to watch the disintegration of the first President Bush's Space Exploration Initiative as it succumbed to budget pressure and partisan political opposition.