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The Administrator and Deputy Administrator of NASA are the highest-ranked officials of NASA, the space agency of the United States. The Administrator serves as the senior space science adviser to the President of the United States. According to NASA, the role of the Administrator is to "lead the NASA team and manage its resources to advance the Vision for Space Exploration."[1] The Deputy Administrator of NASA "serves as the agency’s second in command and is responsible to the administrator for providing overall leadership, planning, and policy direction for the agency. He represents NASA to the Executive Office of the President, Congress, heads of federal and other appropriate government agencies, international organizations, and external organizations and communities. He also oversees the day to day work of NASA’s functional offices, such as the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of General Counsel and Strategic Communications", according to NASA (referring to Shana Dale).[2]
The first Administrator of NASA was Dr. T. Keith Glennan; during his term he brought together the disparate projects in space development research in the US.[3] Daniel Goldin held the post for the longest term (nearly 10 years), and is best known for pioneering the "faster, better, cheaper" approach to space programs.[4] The only person to hold the post twice is James C. Fletcher, who returned to NASA following the Challenger disaster.[5]
The longest-running (acting) Deputy Administrator was John R. Dailey, who held the post following his retirement from the United States Marine Corps.[6] The longest-running full Deputy Administrator was Hugh Latimer Dryden, who was the first Deputy Administrator.[7] William R. Graham has held the post of Deputy Administrator twice, and was the acting Administrator in between,[8] as did Frederick D. Gregory.[9] Dr. Daniel Mulville served as the acting Deputy Administrator twice, and was acting Administrator in between.[10]
A more recent Administrator of NASA is Charles Bolden. His nomination was announced on May 24, 2009 by President Barack Obama,[11] and he was formally appointed upon successful confirmation by the United States Senate on July 15, 2009.[12][13][14] He started his position on July 17, 2009.[15] Dava Newman is the current Deputy Administrator. Her nomination was announced on October 17, 2014.[16]
Former Oklahoma congressman Jim Bridenstine was the Trump administration's NASA Administrator,and the Biden Administration nominee,former Florida Senator (and Shuttle payload specialist) Bill Nelson,has been confirmed by the Senate.
Administrators[]
Photograph | Name | Term start | Term end | Term length | Ref(s) |
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T. Keith Glennan | Dr.August 19, 1958 | January 20, 1961 | 885 days | [17] | |
Hugh L. Dryden (acting) | Dr.January 21, 1961 | February 14, 1961 | 24 days | [17] | |
James E. Webb | February 14, 1961 | October 7, 1968 | 2792 days | [17] | |
Thomas O. Paine (acting) | Dr.October 8, 1968 | March 21, 1969 | 164 days | [17] | |
Thomas O. Paine | Dr.March 21, 1969 | September 15, 1970 | 543 days | [17] | |
George M. Low (acting) | Dr.September 16, 1970 | April 26, 1971 | 222 days | [17] | |
James C. Fletcher | Dr.April 27, 1971 | May 1, 1977 | 2196 days | [17] | |
Alan M. Lovelace (acting) | Dr.May 2, 1977 | June 20, 1977 | 49 days | [17] | |
Robert A. Frosch | Dr.June 21, 1977 | January 20, 1981 | 1309 days | [17] | |
Alan M. Lovelace (acting) | Dr.January 21, 1981 | July 10, 1981 | 170 days | [17] | |
James M. Beggs | July 10, 1981 | December 4, 1985 | 1608 days | [17] | |
William R. Graham (acting) | Dr.December 4, 1985 | May 11, 1986 | 158 days | [17] | |
James C. Fletcher | Dr.May 12, 1986 | April 8, 1989 | 1062 days | [17] | |
Dale D. Myers (acting) | April 8, 1989 | May 13, 1989 | 35 days | [17] | |
Richard H. Truly (acting) | VAdm (Ret.)May 14, 1989 | June 30, 1989 | 47 days | [17] | |
Richard H. Truly | VAdm (Ret.)July 1, 1989 | March 31, 1992 | 1004 days | [17] | |
Daniel S. Goldin | April 1, 1992 | November 17, 2001 | 3517 days | [17] | |
Daniel R. Mulville (acting) | Dr.November 19, 2001 | December 21, 2001 | 32 days | [17] | |
Sean O'Keefe | December 21, 2001 | February 11, 2005 | 1148 days | [17] | |
Frederick D. Gregory (acting) | Col (Ret.)February 11, 2005 | April 14, 2005 | 62 days | [17] | |
Michael D. Griffin | Dr.April 14, 2005 | January 20, 2009 | 1377 days | [1][17] | |
Christopher Scolese (acting) | January 21, 2009 | July 16, 2009 | 176 days | [17] | |
Charles F. Bolden, Jr. | Maj. Gen. (Ret.)July 17, 2009 | Present | Template:HsExpression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".+ days | [13][17] |
Deputy Administrators[]
Photograph | Name | Term start | Term end | Term length | Ref(s) |
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Hugh L. Dryden | Dr.August 19, 1958 | December 2, 1965 | 2662 days | [17] | |
Robert C. Seamans, Jr. | Dr.December 21, 1965 | January 5, 1968 | 745 days | [17] | |
Thomas O. Paine | Dr.March 25, 1968 | March 20, 1969 | 360 days | [17] | |
George M. Low | Dr.December 3, 1969 | June 5, 1976 | 2376 days | [17] | |
Alan M. Lovelace | Dr.July 2, 1976 | July 10, 1981 | 1834 days | [17] | |
Hans Mark | Dr.July 10, 1981 | September 1, 1984 | 1149 days | [17] | |
William R. Graham | Dr.November 25, 1985 | December 4, 1985 | 9 days | [17] | |
William R. Graham | Dr.May 11, 1986 | October 1, 1986 | 143 days | [17] | |
Dale D. Myers | October 6, 1986 | May 13, 1989 | 950 days | [17] | |
James R. Thompson, Jr. | July 6, 1989 | November 8, 1991 | 885 days | [17] | |
Aaron Cohen (acting) | February 19, 1992 | November 1, 1992 | 256 days | [17] | |
John R. Dailey (acting) | November 3, 1992 | December 31, 1999 | 3173 days | [17] | |
Daniel Mulville (acting) | Dr.January 1, 2000 | November 19, 2001 | 688 days | [17] | |
Daniel Mulville (acting) | Dr.December 21, 2001 | August 11, 2002 | 233 days | [17] | |
Frederick D. Gregory | August 12, 2002 | February 20, 2005 | 923 days | [17] | |
Frederick D. Gregory | April 14, 2005 | November 4, 2005 | 204 days | [17] | |
Shana Dale | November 4, 2005 | January 17, 2009 | 1171 days | [17] | |
Lori Garver | July 17, 2009 | September 6, 2013 | Template:HsExpression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". days | [17] | |
Dava Newman | May 15, 2015 | Present | Template:HsExpression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". days | [17] |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biography of Michael D. Griffin, NASA Administrator". NASA. Archived from the original on July 7, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080707232737/http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/griffin_bio.html. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Biography of Shana Dale, NASA Deputy Administrator". NASA. Archived from the original on May 30, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080530154418/http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/dale_bio.html. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- ↑ "T. Keith Glennan biography". NASA. August 4, 2006. Archived from the original on July 8, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080708214210/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Biographies/glennan.html. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ↑ "Daniel S. Goldin biography". NASA. March 12, 2004. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080615143450/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/dan_goldin.html. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ↑ "James C. Fletcher biography". NASA. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080706164016/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Biographies/fletcher.html. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ↑ "General John Dailey biography". NASA. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080704201042/http://history.nasa.gov/Biographies/dailey.html. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ↑ "Hugh L. Dryden biography". NASA. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080709002656/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Biographies/dryden.html. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ↑ "William R. Graham biography". NASA. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080705150149/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Biographies/graham.html. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ↑ "Frederick D. Gregory". NASA. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080706174037/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/gregory.htm. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ↑ "Daniel Mulville biography". NASA. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080705173935/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/mulville.htm. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
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- ↑ "NASA – NASA Organization". NASA. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090118174132/http://www.nasa.gov/about/org_index.html. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Presidential Appointee Positions Requiring Senate Confirmation and Committees Handling Nominations" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. 2008-03-18. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090124213659/http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/113545.pdf. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
- ↑ "Bolden and Garver Confirmed by U.S. Senate". NASA. July 15, 2009. Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091028210341/http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/jul/HQ_09-165_Bolden_and_Garver.html.
- ↑ "Charles F. Bolden, Jr., NASA Administrator (July 17, 2009 – present)". NASA. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090727122252/http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/bolden_bio.html. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
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