Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Acting NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration administrator is the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the United States' space agency . He is also the space science advisor to the President of the United States .

The first NASA administrator was Thomas Keith Glennan in 1958 . Before NASA was founded, the various government research and development projects in space travel were divided between different bodies. One of his first tasks was therefore to unite them under the new authority.

Daniel Goldin has held the post for the longest time at over nine and a half years. The only person to hold the position twice was James C. Fletcher , who returned to NASA after the Challenger disaster .

The longest serving acting assistant administrator was John R. Dailey , who took the position after his retirement from the United States Marine Corps . The longest deputy administrator was Hugh Latimer Dryden , NASA's first ever deputy administrator. William R. Graham and Frederick D. Gregory held the position of deputy administrator twice, and were each acting administrator in between. Daniel Mulville was twice acting deputy administrator and acting administrator in between.

list

photo Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires Length of term of office receipt
T. Keith Glennan GlennanT. Keith Glennan 1958-08-1919th August 1958 1961-01-20January 20, 1961 0885885 days
Hugh L. Dryden DrydenHugh L. Dryden (acting) 1961-01-21January 21, 1961 1961-02-14February 14, 1961 002424 days
James E. Webb WebbJames E. Webb 1961-02-14February 14, 1961 1968-10-077th October 1968 27922,792 days
Thomas O. Paine PaineThomas O. Paine (acting) 1968-10-08October 8, 1968 1969-03-21March 21, 1969 0164164 days
PaineThomas O. Paine 1969-03-21March 21, 1969 1970-09-15September 15, 1970 0543543 days
George M. Low Low George M. Low (acting) 1970-09-16September 16, 1970 1971-04-26April 26, 1971 0222222 days
James C. Fletcher FletcherJames C. Fletcher 1971-04-27April 27, 1971 1977-05-01May 1, 1977 21962,196 days
Alan M. Lovelace LovelaceAlan M. Lovelace (acting) 1977-04-02May 2, 1977 1977-06-20June 20, 1977 004949 days
Robert A. Frog frogRobert A. Frog 1977-06-21June 21, 1977 1981-01-20January 20, 1981 13091,309 days
Alan M. Lovelace LovelaceAlan M. Lovelace (acting) 1981-01-21January 21, 1981 1981-07-10July 10, 1981 0170170 days
James M. Beggs BeggsJames M. Beggs 1981-07-10July 10, 1981 1985-12-044th December 1985 16081,608 days
William R. Graham GrahamWilliam R. Graham (acting) 1985-12-044th December 1985 1986-05-11May 11, 1986 0158158 days
James C. Fletcher FletcherJames C. Fletcher 1986-05-12May 12, 1986 1989-04-08April 8, 1989 10621,062 days
Dale D. Myers MyersDale D. Myers (acting) 1989-04-08April 8, 1989 1989-05-13May 13, 1989 003535 days
Richard H. Truly TrulyRichard H. Truly (acting) 1989-05-14May 14, 1989 1989-06-30June 30, 1989 004747 days
TrulyRichard H. Truly 1989-07-01July 1, 1989 1992-03-31March 31, 1992 10041,004 days
Daniel S. Goldin GoldinDaniel S. Goldin 1992-04-01April 1, 1992 2001-11-17November 17, 2001 35173,517 days
Daniel R. Mulville MulvilleDaniel R. Mulville (acting) 2001-11-19November 19, 2001 2001-12-21December 21, 2001 003232 days
Sean O'Keefe O'KeefeSean O'Keefe 2001-12-21December 21, 2001 2005-02-11February 11, 2005 11481,148 days
Frederick D. Gregory GregoryFrederick D. Gregory (acting) 2005-02-11February 11, 2005 2005-04-14April 14, 2005 006262 days
Michael D. Griffin GriffinMichael D. Griffin 2005-04-14April 14, 2005 2009-01-20January 20, 2009 13771,377 days
Christopher Scolese ScoleseChristopher Scolese (acting) 2009-01-21January 21, 2009 2009-07-16July 16, 2009 0176176 days
Charles F. Bolden, Jr. BoldenCharles F. Bolden, Jr. 2009-07-15July 17, 2009 2017-01-1919th January 2017 27432,743 days
Robert M. Lightfoot Lightfoot Robert M. Lightfoot (acting) 2017-01-2020th January 2017 2018-04-22April 22, 2018 458458 days
Jim Bridenstine Bidestine Jim Bridenstine 2018-04-23April 23, 2018 2017Officiating -

Deputy administrators

photo Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires Length of term of office receipt
Hugh L. Dryden DrydenHugh L. Dryden 1958-08-1919th August 1958 1965-12-02December 2, 1965 26622,662 days
Robert C. Seamans SeamansRobert C. Seamans, Jr. 1965-12-21December 21, 1965 1968-01-055th January 1968 0745745 days
Thomas O. Paine PaineThomas O. Paine 1968-03-25March 25, 1968 1969-03-20March 20, 1969 0360360 days
George M. Low LowGeorge M. Low 1969-12-033rd December 1969 1976-06-055th June 1976 23762,376 days
Alan M. Lovelace LovelaceAlan M. Lovelace 1976-07-022nd July 1976 1981-07-10July 10, 1981 18341,834 days
Hans Mark markHans Mark 1981-07-10July 10, 1981 1984-09-01September 1, 1984 11491,149 days
William R. Graham GrahamWilliam R. Graham 1985-11-25November 25, 1985 1985-12-044th December 1985 00099 days
1986-05-11May 11, 1986 1986-10-01October 1, 1986 0143143 days
Dale D. Myers MyersDale D. Myers 1986-10-06October 6, 1986 1989-05-13May 13, 1989 0950950 days
James R. Thompson ThompsonJames R. Thompson, Jr. 1989-07-06July 6, 1989 1991-11-08November 8, 1991 0885885 days
Aaron Cohen CohenAaron Cohen (acting) 1992-02-1919th February 1992 1992-11-01November 1, 1992 0256256 days
John R. Dailey DaileyJohn R. Dailey (acting) 1992-11-033rd November 1992 1999-12-31December 31, 1999 31733,173 days
Daniel Mulville MulvilleDaniel Mulville (acting) 2000-01-01January 1, 2000 2001-11-19November 19, 2001 0688688 days
2001-12-21December 21, 2001 2002-08-11August 11, 2002 0233233 days
Frederick D. Gregory GregoryFrederick D. Gregory 2002-08-12August 12, 2002 2005-02-20February 20, 2005 0923923 days
2005-04-14April 14, 2005 2005-11-04November 4, 2005 0204204 days
Shana Dale DaleShana Dale 2005-11-04November 4, 2005 2009-01-17January 17, 2009 11711,171 days
Lori Garver GarverLori Garver 2009-07-16July 16, 2009 2013-09-06September 6, 2013 15131,513 days
Dava Newman NewmanDava Newman 2015-05-15May 15, 2015 2017-01-1919th January 2017 0615615 days
PaquinKrista Paquin
(acting)
2017-09-1111th September 2017 2018-05May 2018 0262a maximum of
262 days
MorhardJames Morhard 2018-10-1717th October 2018 2018Officiating -

See also

Individual evidence

  1. T. Keith Glennan biography. NASA, accessed July 17, 2009 .
  2. ^ Daniel Saul Goldin biography. NASA, accessed July 17, 2009 .
  3. James C. Fletcher biography. NASA, accessed July 17, 2009 .
  4. General John R. Dailey biography. NASA, accessed July 17, 2009 .
  5. ^ Hugh L. Dryden biography. NASA, accessed July 17, 2009 .
  6. William R. Graham biography. NASA, accessed July 17, 2009 .
  7. Frederick D. Gregory biography. NASA, accessed July 17, 2009 .
  8. ^ Daniel Mulville biography. NASA, accessed July 17, 2009 .
  9. 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 ap aq ar as List of Administrators and Deputy Administrators of NASA. NASA, accessed July 17, 2009 .
  10. Michael Griffin biography. NASA, October 2007, accessed July 17, 2009 .
  11. Lori B. Garver biography. NASA, accessed October 19, 2013 .