NASA Administrator Michael D. Griffin

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NASA Administrator Michael D. Griffin is an American aerospace engineer and physicist who led NASA from 2005 to 2009, known for advancing human spaceflight initiatives and restoring key science missions.

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instanceOf NASA administrator
aerospace engineer
human
physicist
appointedBy George W. Bush NERFINISHED
awardReceived NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal NERFINISHED
birthDate 1949-11-01
birthPlace Aberdeen, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Catholic University of America NERFINISHED
Johns Hopkins University
Loyola College in Maryland NERFINISHED
The George Washington University NERFINISHED
University of Southern California
employer NASA
endTime 2009-01-20
familyName Griffin NERFINISHED
fieldOfStudy aerospace engineering
applied physics
business administration
civil engineering
electrical engineering
public administration
fullName Michael Douglas Griffin NERFINISHED
givenName Michael
hasAcademicRank adjunct professor
knownFor advancing human spaceflight initiatives
implementing the Vision for Space Exploration
leading NASA from 2005 to 2009
restoring key NASA science missions
supporting the Constellation program
memberOf American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics NERFINISHED
National Academy of Engineering
notableWork contributions to space policy and exploration architecture
technical publications in spacecraft guidance and control
occupation aerospace engineer
government official
physicist
university professor
positionHeld Administrator of NASA
precededBy Sean O’Keefe NERFINISHED
startTime 2005-04-14
succeededBy Charles F. Bolden Jr. NERFINISHED
taughtAt Johns Hopkins University NERFINISHED
University of Maryland, College Park NERFINISHED
workInstitution Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University NERFINISHED
NASA Headquarters NERFINISHED
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center NERFINISHED
Orbital Sciences Corporation NERFINISHED
Space Department, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory NERFINISHED

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