Richard Truly
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Richard Truly is a former U.S. Navy aviator, Space Shuttle astronaut, and later NASA Administrator who played a key role in the early Shuttle program and post-Challenger recovery.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Richard H. Truly | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NASA Administrator
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NASA astronaut ⓘ human ⓘ naval aviator ⓘ |
| appliesToPosition | NASA Administrator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | George H. W. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
NERFINISHED
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Distinguished Flying Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Legion of Merit ⓘ NASA Distinguished Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War era naval aviation operations ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-11-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Georgia Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
NASA
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United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1992-03-31 ⓘ |
| familyName | Truly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aeronautics
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human spaceflight ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| memberOf | NASA Astronaut Group 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Vice admiral ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Commander of STS-8, the first Space Shuttle night launch and night landing
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First former astronaut to become NASA Administrator ⓘ Key leadership role in NASA’s post-Challenger Space Shuttle return-to-flight efforts ⓘ Pilot on STS-2, the second Space Shuttle mission and first operational test flight of Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Leadership in NASA’s post-Challenger recovery and Shuttle return-to-flight program
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Leadership in early Space Shuttle program development and operations ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
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military officer ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Fayette, Mississippi, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Associate Administrator for Space Flight at NASA
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Director of NASA Space Shuttle program (operational leadership roles) ⓘ NASA Administrator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | James C. Fletcher (as NASA Administrator) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Colorado, United States (later life) ⓘ |
| roleInMission |
Commander of STS-8
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Pilot of STS-2 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spaceflightTime | 10 days 22 hours 02 minutes (approximate) ⓘ |
| spaceMission |
STS-2
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STS-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceShuttleFlown |
Space Shuttle Challenger
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Space Shuttle Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1989-07-01 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Daniel S. Goldin (as NASA Administrator) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasSelectedAsAstronaut | 1969 ⓘ |
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