JOHN GRUNSFELD DISCUSSES FUTURE OF NASA SCIENCE ON NPR
4.30.12
Astrophysicist, shuttle astronaut, and current NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate John Grunsfeld was interviewed April 27 on National Public Radio's "Science Friday" show with host Ira Flatow. Grunsfeld discussed his vision as head of the space agency’s science programs as well as his expectations on the upcoming Curiosity rover landing on Mars, the importance of NASA's climate change research, and his passion for inspiring American youth in science and technology careers.
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John Grunsfeld- NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate
“NASA does great science. And science has been the backbone
of NASA for more than forty-five years
ever since James Webb helped introduce science into NASA and of course that’s why
we named the James Webb SpaceTelescope after that second administrator for
NASA.”
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“And often the things that we ask companies to build are not easy things, you know. It’s not the hammer. We’re asking people to build things that haven’t been built before, optics for the James Webb Space Telescope, or detectors that push the boundaries of what some of these companies have ever done before and by doing that, you know, they learn things that they then apply to other projects that allow them to be successful and that moves our country forward.”
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