Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
Selected as a Space Shuttle astronaut in 1980, Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden, Jr., (USMC-Ret.) also served as the 12th NASA Administrator from July 2009 through January 2017.
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Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
Maj. Gen. Charles Frank Bolden, Jr., (USMC-Ret.) was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 12th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He began his duties as head of the agency on July 17, 2009 and served until January 2017. As Administrator, Bolden led a nationwide NASA team to advance the missions and goals of the U.S. space program.
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NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden at the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) event sponsored by Goddard Space Flight Center and the Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR).
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Former Astronaut Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
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