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Michael Griffin

American aerospace engineer
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Also known as: Michael Douglas Griffin
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Michael Douglas Griffin
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November 1, 1949, Aberdeen, Maryland, U.S. (age 75)
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Michael Griffin (born November 1, 1949, Aberdeen, Maryland, U.S.) is an American aerospace engineer who was the 11th administrator (2005–09) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). As an undergraduate, Griffin attended Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, and received a bachelor’s degree (1971) in physics. He earned a doctorate in aerospace engineering (1977) from the University of Maryland as well as five master’s degrees—in aerospace science (1974; Catholic University of America), electrical engineering (1979; University of Southern California), applied physics (1983; Johns Hopkins University), business administration (1990; Loyola College, Baltimore), and civil engineering (1998; George Washington University). Early in ...(100 of 635 words)

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