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Michael Griffin
Former Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Latest Planetary Radio Appearances
Former NASA Administrator Mike Griffin discusses his claim that there is a tension between the so-called Real reasons that motivate spaceflight and the prosaic, Acceptable reasons used to justify space exploration within the public sphere.
Phoenix on Ice: One Week in the Martian Arctic Circle
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, and Your Ticket to Space