Posted by jburk to Budget at July 7, 2005 11:03 PM

Michael Griffin didn’t mind it too much when U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay called him a “space nerd.” In fact, the new head of NASA seemed to relish in the nickname given to him last month on his first official visit to the Johnson Space Center. Just two months into his job as NASA administrator, Griffin has already made his mark. Management shake-ups have come quickly at the agency, which is often slow to change.