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Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
S79-36527 |
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| Date : |
10/01/1979
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Title
Astronaut Administrator Richard Truly
Full Description
Astronaut Richard H. Truly, pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia on
mission STS-2 and Commander of Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-8,
became NASA's eighth Administrator on July 1, 1989. One day
earlier he concluded a 30 year Naval career retiring as a Vice Admiral.
He was the first astronaut to head the nation's civilian space agency.
Truly became Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Flight on
February 20, 1986. In this position, he led the painstaking rebuilding
of the Space Shuttle program less than one month after the Challenger
disaster. This was highlighted by the much heralded "Return to Flight"
on September 29, 1988 with the launch of Shuttle Discovery, 32 months
after Challenger's final flight.
On February 12th, 1992 Richard Truly resigned as NASA Administrator at the
request of President George Bush.
Keywords
Columbia Richard Truly STS-2 Administrator
Subject Category
Astronauts, NASA-Management, NASA-Administrators,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
S79-36527
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001708
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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