Reaction To Griffin's Email And Issues It Raised

Griffin claims there is a ‘jihad’ against the Space Shuttle, Nature

“In other words: stopping flying the Shuttle before its replacement is ready is a bonehead move. Griffin even goes on to claim that “retiring the Shuttle is a jihad rather than an engineering and program management decision” for the President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Office of Management and Budget. If he was that angry before the email leaked he must be apoplectic now his private thoughts are all over the internet…”

Nelson, Griffin to huddle Thursday, Orlando Sentinel

“NASA Administrator Michael Griffin is set to pow-wow with one of his biggest congressional allies on Thursday, but U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., likely has little good news to share. Griffin and NASA need Congress to pass two measures this fall to help the agency, but Congress likely does not have the time to aid NASA — as congressional leaders do not expect to be in session longer than a few weeks so that members can return to the campaign trail.”

NASA chief says he backs 2010 shuttle retirement, Houston Chornicle

“In a brief statement on Sunday, Griffin did not refute the newspaper’s account, and chief NASA spokesman David Mould authenticated the e-mail. However, Griffin complained the reporting failed to “provide the contextual framework for my remarks,” which was an internal agency discussion over the implications of the Russian military’s invasion of neighboring Georgia.”