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NASA Center: Headquarters
Image # : thompson01
Date : 01/13/1989


Title

James R. Thompson Jr.

Full Description

James R. Thompson Jr., served as NASA's Deputy Administrator from July 6, 1989, to November 8, 1991. Before assuming the position of Deputy Administrator, Mr. Thompson was director of Marshall Space Flight Center where he spent many years working in a variety of positions, including associate director for engineering and as manager of the Space Shuttle Main Engine project. Mr. Thompson also served on the task force that investigated the cause of the Challenger accident.

Keywords

James Thompson Deputy Administrator Challenger Marshall Space Flight Center

Subject Category

VIPs-People at NASA-NACA, NASA-Deputy-Administrators, NASA-Center-Directors,

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  • Center: HQ
  • Center Number: thompson01
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2002-000099

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  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: DIGITIAL

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ResolutionFormatWidth
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Height
(Pixels)
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(KBytes)
Thumbnail JPEG 70 87 11
Small JPEG 498 622 238
Medium JPEG 1167 1458 1,364
Large JPEG 1 2915 7,498


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