Griffin Sets The Record Straight
NASA Internal Memo: Message from the Administrator – October 24, 2007
“I have been made aware that a request from the Associated Press for information from a NASA safety survey of airline pilots was withheld under the Freedom of Information Act. The request was for raw data and other aspects of the ongoing project. In a letter to the news organization, one of the several reasons for denying the request for the data cited concerns for “public confidence” and for the “commercial welfare” of air carriers. This rationale was based on case law, but I do not agree with the way it was written. I regret the impression that NASA was in any way trying to put commercial interests ahead of public safety. That was not and will never be the case.”
Opposing view: We value openness, Mike Griffin, USA Today
Earth to NASA: Sunlight, not secrecy, is the best way to stop accidents, USA Today
