Michael D. Griffin

American physicist and aerospace engineer

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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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Instance of: human
Given name: Douglas
Family name: Griffin
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Aberdeen
Occupation: politician
Position held: Administrator of NASA
Employer: University of Alabama in Huntsville
Political party: Republican Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Field of work: aerospace engineering
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date of birth: 1949-11-01
member of: National Academy of Engineering
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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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