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  • Richard H. Truly
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  • Richard Harrison Truly (born November 12, 1937) is a retired Vice Admiral in the United States Navy, a former fighter pilot, former astronaut for both the United States Air Force and NASA, and was 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. After his departure from NASA, he led the Georgia Tech Research Institute from 1992 to 1997, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory from 1997 to 2005.
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Office
  • Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Number
  • 0
  • 1
term start
  • 1989-07-01
Birth Date
  • 1937-11-12
Status
  • Retired
Name
  • Richard H. Truly
  • Richard Harrison Truly
Type
  • award-star
  • service-star
  • USAF / NASA Astronaut
  • USAF/NASA Astronaut
Date of ret
  • May 1992
Width
  • 106
Ribbon
  • Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon.svg
  • Legion of Merit ribbon.svg
  • SpaceFltRib.gif
  • US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg
  • Defense Distinguished Service ribbon.svg
  • Meritorious Service ribbon.svg
  • USA - NASA Excep Rib.png
  • NasaDisRib.gif
  • NASA Outstanding Leadership Ribbon.png
  • Prescitmed.gif
Insignia
  • 30
  • 40
Other Names
  • Richard Harrison Truly
Alma mater
  • Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S. 1959
President
  • George H. W. Bush
Birth Place
  • Fayette, Mississippi
  • Fayette, Mississippi, U.S.
Title
Awards
  • 20
term end
  • 1992-03-31
Rank
Successor
Before
Years
  • 1989
After
Mission
Occupation
  • Naval aviator, test pilot
  • Test Pilot
Order
  • 8
Time
  • 717660.0
selection
  • 1965
  • 1969
Nationality
Predecessor
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  • Richard Harrison Truly (born November 12, 1937) is a retired Vice Admiral in the United States Navy, a former fighter pilot, former astronaut for both the United States Air Force and NASA, and was 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. After his departure from NASA, he led the Georgia Tech Research Institute from 1992 to 1997, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory from 1997 to 2005.
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