Mike Griffin
Mike Griffin
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What value do you think it might be to be able to examine the primordial constituents from which the solar system, and all the planets and we ourselves were formed?
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The space station partners have the right to propose and to conduct commercial activities on the station, provided that all appropriate safety considerations have been dealt with. We are not at the end of that particular road as yet, but we will pursue it.
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It would be no secret to you that whatever area we decide to do less of would have its supporters who would be very upset by that, as would Florida if we decided to do less shuttle, ... So, we are working to find every bit of fiscal synergy that we can so we can do what we want to do and we do not have to sacrifice what are valuable programs.
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They risked their lives, ... You can't buy the kind of dedication that I saw down there from our folks for money -- for any amount of money. It's not about salary or about holding a job. It's about dedication to the program.
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This is going to be the last hurrah.
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Any time I can have more flexibility and control of my money, I think that is a good thing - as long as it is optional.
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I would like to see us build on our performance at the John Burns last month. There will be some very good teams in this tournament, so it will be a challenge. We played well there last year, so that should give us some confidence this weekend.
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I knew what kind of young man he was. He is very straightforward. He is the kind of leader that every coach would love to have. If he has something that he wishes to contribute, it's going to come straight on, but most of the time he leads by example.
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He's a high-energy player. Every team wants a player like that.
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But I don't think switch grass is on anybody's radar. Until President Bush said it in the State of the Union address, nobody knew what it was.
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I couldn't ask for anything more. It was great in front of all those fans.
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It was a good day. It was a very good day. I'm very proud of our players.
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The main thing you are seeing here today is the decision to put together an assembly sequence that allows us to have very high confidence we will finish the space station by the time the shuttle must be retired. It's the same station. The end product is very much as we envisioned it.
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It's not a huge industry. It's fairly modest, but they have some good-paying jobs.