Richard H. Truly
✓ Source-basedrisingAmerican astronaut and NASA administrator (1937-2024)
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Richard Harrison Truly was an American fighter pilot, engineer and Space Shuttle astronaut who served as a vice admiral in the United States Navy and as the eighth administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from 1989 to 1992. He was the first former astronaut to head the space agency.
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David HoAlso won Presidential Citizens Medal
Joan HigginbothamAlso won NASA Exceptional Service Medal
Story MusgraveAlso won United States Astronaut Hall of Fame
Dudley R. HerschbachAlso won Distinguished Eagle Scout Award
Donn F. EiseleAlso won United States Astronaut Hall of Fame
Charles BoldenAlso won NASA Exceptional Service MedalAbout this person
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United StatesCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1937 to 2024 · aged 86
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