Griffin Speaks at National Space Symposium

Remarks by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin at the National Space Symposium

“So, imagine what kinds of Europa or Titan or Enceladus missions we could plan in 2016, if we know that we will have the 100 metric ton Cargo Launch Vehicle available to put them out there. Maybe the 25 metric ton Crew Launch Vehicle would suffice for such missions. That’s more capability than anyone was planning on having to low earth orbit until exploration came around. So, let’s think creatively about what we could do with these launch vehicles, which would never be built to support robotic science missions alone.”