Richard H. Truly
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Richard H. Truly is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy rear admiral who later served as the eighth Administrator of NASA.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA Administrator
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NASA astronaut ⓘ United States Navy officer ⓘ aerospace engineer ⓘ human ⓘ rear admiral ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
George H. W. Bush
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Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
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Distinguished Flying Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Legion of Merit ⓘ NASA Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Georgia Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | NASA ⓘ |
| familyName | Truly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerospace
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space exploration ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| memberOf | NASA Astronaut Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | rear admiral ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent | post-Challenger Space Shuttle return-to-flight leadership ⓘ |
| notableWork | Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
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engineer ⓘ naval officer ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| officeNumber | 8th Administrator of NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Administrator of NASA
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Associate Administrator for Space Flight NERFINISHED ⓘ astronaut ⓘ |
| precededBy | James C. Fletcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | United States Navy officer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spaceMission |
Approach and Landing Tests of Space Shuttle Enterprise
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STS-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Daniel S. Goldin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasAboard |
Space Shuttle Challenger
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Space Shuttle Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle Enterprise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Houston, Texas
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Kennedy Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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