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Personal Born March 6, 1927 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. His hobbies included treasure hunting, archeology, racing, flying, skiing, boating, hunting and…

Personal Data Born March 12, 1923, in Hackensack, New Jersey. Died on May 2, 2007. Survivors include his wife, daughter…

Scott Carpenter, a dynamic pioneer of modern exploration, has the unique distinction of being the first human ever to penetrate…

Steve Jurczyk served as NASA’s associate administrator, the agency’s highest-ranking civil servant position from May 2018 to January 2021, and…

Jim Bridenstine was nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 13th Administrator of the…

Robert M. Lightfoot Jr. has been NASA’s associate administrator, the agency’s highest-ranking civil servant, since Sept. 25, 2012. Lightfoot served as…

Maj. Gen. Charles Frank Bolden, Jr., (USMC-Ret.) was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as…

Dr. Christopher Scolese was the director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, located in Greenbelt, Maryland. Scolese assumed his post on March…

Nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate, Michael Griffin began his duties as the…

Fredrick D. Gregory was confirmed by the Senate on August 1, 2002 and sworn in on August 12, 2002 as…