1. Rebecca Griffin is the wife of Mike GriffinAssociated Press: NASA chief's wife to Obama... (December 31, 2008)
2. Mike Griffin is the current NASA administratorAssociated Press: NASA chief's wife to Obama... (December 31, 2008)
3. Rebecca Griffin works in marketingAssociated Press: NASA chief's wife to Obama... (December 31, 2008)
4. The online petition was organized by former astronaut and former NASA associate administrator Scott Horowitz
5. Mike Griffin was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005Associated Press: NASA chief's wife to Obama... (December 31, 2008)
6. Griffin is a rocket scientistAssociated Press: NASA chief's wife to Obama... (December 31, 2008)
7. He holds 7 degreesAssociated Press: NASA chief's wife to Obama... (December 31, 2008)
8. One of the signatures on the petition to keep Mike Griffin is from astronaut Mike Fincke who emailed his signature from the international space stationAssociated Press: NASA chief's wife to Obama... (December 31, 2008)

This is other people campaigning for him. There's a lot of things people should change, but the NASA administrator isn't one of them,—Scott Horowitz, former NASA associate administrator.Associated Press: NASA chief's wife to Obama... (December 31, 2008)

Mike ought to play it the way (retained Defense Secretary) Bob Gates is playing it, which is to shut up,—former NASA Deputy Administrator Hans Mark.Associated Press: NASA chief's wife to Obama... (December 31, 2008)