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Griffin: No Workforce Crisis Ahead

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
October 7, 2006

U.S. National Space Policy, OSTP

“In order to achieve the goals of this policy, the United States Government shall: Develop Space Professionals. Sustained excellence in space-related science, engineering, acquisition, and operational disciplines is vital to the future of U.S. space capabilities. Departments and agencies that conduct space related activities shall establish standards and implement activities to develop and maintain highly skilled, experienced, and motivated space professionals within their workforce.”

Nation’s Astronomers Continue Dialog with NASA Administrator Mike Griffin, American Astronomical Society

“We do not have a looming problem or a workforce crisis. 25% of the NASA workforce will be eligible to retire within the next five years, though of course not all will do so. I regard this as an opportunity to bring in the next generation of scientists and engineers, who will take us to the Moon and Mars”

Students advised to seek experience in the private aeronautics sector, Salt Lake Tribune

“It simply is not among the top priorities I have at NASA to fund student experiments,” Griffin said during a question-and-answer session.”

Editor’s note: Mike: If you are not going to step up and help generate the “next generation of scientists and engineers, who will take us to the Moon and Mars”, who is?

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