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Griffin To Take Faculty Job With University of Alabama at Huntsville

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Monday, April 20th, 2009

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Former NASA Administrator Mike Griffin will take a faculty post with the University of Alabama at Huntsville, according to news reports. Huntsville is a major rocket and space area, including the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, the Army Redstone Arsenal, and a huge number of major and supporting contractors in brand-new industrial parks. Huntsville also is a cultural area, with multiple universities and colleges and three classical music radio stations. Griffin will be paid $350,000 a year, according to the…

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