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Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
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Constituent part of the Administrator's standardTerm length At the pleasure of the President Inaugural holder Thomas Keith Glennan Website [1] The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the highest-ranked official of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (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 first NASA Administrator was Dr. T. Keith Glennan; during his term he brought together the disparate projects in space development research in the US.[2] Daniel Goldin held the post for the longest term (just over 9½ years), and is best known for pioneering the "faster, better, cheaper" approach to space programs.[3] The only person to hold the post twice is James C. Fletcher, who returned to NASA following the Challenger disaster.[4]
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 or she] 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 or she] 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).[5]
On May 24, 2009, President Barack Obama announced the nomination of Charles Bolden as NASA Administrator, and Lori Garver as Deputy NASA Administrator.[6] Bolden and Garver became NASA Administrator and Deputy Administrator respectively upon successful confirmation by the United States Senate on July 15, 2009.[7][8][9]
The longest-running (acting) Deputy Administrator was John R. Dailey, who held the post following his retirement from the United States Marine Corps.[10] The longest-running full Deputy Administrator was Hugh Latimer Dryden, who was the first Deputy Administrator.[11] William R. Graham has held the post of Deputy Administrator twice, and was the Acting Administrator in between,[12] as did Frederick D. Gregory.[13] Dr. Daniel Mulville served as the acting Deputy Administrator twice, and was Acting Administrator in between.[14]
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Administrators
Photograph Name Term start Term end Term length Ref(s) 
Dr. T. Keith Glennan August 19, 1958 January 20, 1961 885 days [15] 
Dr. Hugh L. Dryden (acting) January 21, 1961 February 14, 1961 24 days [15] 
James E. Webb February 14, 1961 October 7, 1968 2,792 days [15] 
Dr. Thomas O. Paine (acting) October 8, 1968 March 21, 1969 164 days [15] Dr. Thomas O. Paine March 21, 1969 September 15, 1970 543 days [15] 
Dr. George M. Low (acting) September 16, 1970 April 26, 1971 222 days [15] 
Dr. James C. Fletcher April 27, 1971 May 1, 1977 2,196 days [15] 
Dr. Alan M. Lovelace (acting) May 2, 1977 June 20, 1977 49 days [15] 
Dr. Robert A. Frosch June 21, 1977 January 20, 1981 1,309 days [15] Dr. Alan M. Lovelace (acting) January 21, 1981 July 10, 1981 170 days [15] 
James M. Beggs July 10, 1981 December 4, 1985 1,608 days [15] 
Dr. William R. Graham (acting) December 4, 1985 May 11, 1986 158 days [15] Dr. James C. Fletcher May 12, 1986 April 8, 1989 1,062 days [15] 
Dale D. Myers (acting) April 8, 1989 May 13, 1989 35 days [15] 
VAdm (Ret.) Richard H. Truly (acting) May 14, 1989 June 30, 1989 47 days [15] VAdm (Ret.) Richard H. Truly July 1, 1989 March 31, 1992 1,004 days [15] 
Daniel S. Goldin April 1, 1992 November 17, 2001 3,517 days [15] 
Dr. Daniel R. Mulville (acting) November 19, 2001 December 21, 2001 32 days [15] 
Sean O'Keefe December 21, 2001 February 11, 2005 1,148 days [15] 
Col (Ret.) Frederick D. Gregory (acting) February 11, 2005 April 14, 2005 62 days [15] 
Dr. Michael D. Griffin April 14, 2005 January 20, 2009 1,377 days [1][15] 
Christopher Scolese (acting) January 21, 2009 July 16, 2009 176 days [15] 
Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden, Jr. July 17, 2009 Present — [8][15] Deputy Administrators
Photograph Name Term start Term end Term length Ref(s) Dr. Hugh L. Dryden August 19, 1958 December 2, 1965 2,662 days [15] 
Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr. December 21, 1965 January 5, 1968 745 days [15] Dr. Thomas O. Paine March 25, 1968 March 20, 1969 360 days [15] Dr. George M. Low December 3, 1969 June 5, 1976 2,376 days [15] Dr. Alan M. Lovelace July 2, 1976 July 10, 1981 1,834 days [15] 
Dr. Hans Mark July 10, 1981 September 1, 1984 1,149 days [15] Dr. William R. Graham November 25, 1985 December 4, 1985 9 days [15] Dr. William R. Graham May 11, 1986 October 1, 1986 143 days [15] Dale D. Myers October 6, 1986 May 13, 1989 950 days [15] 
James R. Thompson, Jr. July 6, 1989 November 8, 1991 885 days [15] 
Aaron Cohen (acting) February 19, 1992 November 1, 1992 256 days [15] 
John R. Dailey (acting) November 3, 1992 December 31, 1999 3,173 days [15] Dr. Daniel Mulville (acting) January 1, 2000 November 19, 2001 688 days [15] Dr. Daniel Mulville (acting) December 21, 2001 August 11, 2002 233 days [15] Frederick D. Gregory August 12, 2002 February 20, 2005 923 days [15] Frederick D. Gregory April 14, 2005 November 4, 2005 204 days [15] 
Shana Dale November 4, 2005 January 17, 2009 1,171 days [15] 
Lori Garver July 17, 2009 Present — [15] See also
References
- ^ a b "Biography of Michael D. Griffin, NASA Administrator". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/griffin_bio.html. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ "T. Keith Glennan biography". NASA. August 4, 2006. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Biographies/glennan.html. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "Daniel S. Goldin biography". NASA. March 12, 2004. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/dan_goldin.html. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "James C. Fletcher biography". NASA. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Biographies/fletcher.html. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "Biography of Shana Dale, NASA Deputy Administrator". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/dale_bio.html. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ Retired General Picked to Lead NASA - NYT
- ^ "NASA - NASA Organization". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/about/org_index.html. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ a b "Presidential Appointee Positions Requiring Senate Confirmation and Committees Handling Nominations" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. 2008-03-18. http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/113545.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ "Bolden and Garver Confirmed by U.S. Senate". NASA. July 15, 2009. http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/jul/HQ_09-165_Bolden_and_Garver.html.
- ^ "General John Dailey biography". NASA. http://history.nasa.gov/Biographies/dailey.html. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "Hugh L. Dryden biography". NASA. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Biographies/dryden.html. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "William R. Graham biography". NASA. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Biographies/graham.html. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "Frederick D. Gregory". NASA. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/gregory.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "Daniel Mulville biography". NASA. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/mulville.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao "List of Administrators and Deputy Administrators of NASA". NASA. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/prsnnl.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
Administrators of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration T. Keith Glennan (1958) · James E. Webb (1961) · Thomas O. Paine (1969) · James C. Fletcher (1971) · Robert A. Frosch (1977) · James M. Beggs (1981) · James C. Fletcher (1986) · Richard H. Truly (1989) · Daniel Goldin (1992) · Sean O'Keefe (2001) · Michael D. Griffin (2005) · Charles F. Bolden, Jr. (2009)
Acting AdministratorsHugh L. Dryden (1961) · Thomas O. Paine (1968-69) · George Low (1970-71) · Alan M. Lovelace (1977 and 1981) · William Robert Graham (1985-86) · Dale D. Myers (1989) · Richard H. Truly (1989) · Daniel Mulville (2001) · Frederick D. Gregory (2005) · Christopher Scolese (2009)
Deputy Administrators of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Categories:- Administrators of NASA
- Deputy Administrators of NASA
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