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Michael D. Griffin

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American physicist and aerospace engineer

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President
Donald Trump
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Heidi Shyu
Deputy
Shana Dale
Born
Michael Douglas Griffin , ( 1949-11-01 ) November 1, 1949 (age 76) , Aberdeen, Maryland , U.S.
Education
Johns Hopkins University ( BA , MS ) Catholic University of America ( MSE ) University of Maryland, College Park ( PhD ) University of Southern California ( MS ) George Washington University ( MS ) Loyola University Maryland ( MBA )

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Encyclopedic overview

Michael Douglas Griffin (born November 1, 1949) is an American physicist and aerospace engineer who served as the under secretary of defense for research and engineering from 2018 to 2020. He previously served as deputy of technology for the Strategic Defense Initiative, and as administrator of NASA from April 13, 2005, to January 20, 2009. As NASA administrator, Griffin oversaw such areas as private spaceflight, future human spaceflight to Mars, and the fate of the Hubble telescope.

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