Policy - Thursday, October 16, 2008 12:10 - 0 Comments

Mike Griffin Statement on Signing of NASA Authorization Act

On 15 October, President George Bush signed into law the NASA Authorization Act of 2008. NASA Administrator Mike Griffin had the following statement, from a NASA press release:

“I’m grateful to the president for his signature on the NASA Authorization Act of 2008. The major provisions of this authorization bill affirm Congress’ support for the broad goals of the president’s space exploration policy, including the return of American astronauts to the moon, exploration of Mars and other destinations.”

A previous post from Bill Adkins, AAS Vice President of Public Policy, describes the points of the NASA Authorization Act of 2008, H.R.6063: House Committee Approves NASA Authorization Act of 2008.