Interview With Mike Griffin of NASA
Discussing a recent medical review, NASA Administrator Mike Griffin said today he believes anecdotal allegations of alcohol abuse among some unnamed astronauts were “inflammatory” and not credible based on his own personal experience with the men and women who risk their lives on the high frontier. “I personally believe,” he said, “that at the end of the day, their charges will be determined to be either ancient or unfounded or both.” But in a wide-ranging interview with CBS News, Griffin said the allegations were serious enough to warrant a thorough review by NASA’s director of Safety and Mission Assurance and that if any alcohol-related incidents are confirmed, “the consequences will be severe.” Read more
