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  • James C. Fletcher
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  • James Chipman Fletcher (June 5, 1919 – December 22, 1991) served as the 4th and 7th Administrator of NASA, first from April 27, 1971 to May 1, 1977 under President Richard M. Nixon, and again from May 12, 1986 to April 8, 1989 under President Ronald Reagan. As such, he was responsible for the early planning of the Space Shuttle program, and later for its recovery and return to flight after the Space Shuttle Challenger accident. Prior to this, he was president of the University of Utah from 1964 to 1971.
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Office
  • Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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term start
  • 1971-04-27
  • 1986-05-12
Birth Date
  • 1919-06-05
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Name
  • James C. Fletcher
resting place
Caption
  • Official NASA Portrait
Alma mater
  • Columbia University
  • California Institute of Technology
President
Birth Place
Title
term end
  • 1977-05-01
  • 1989-04-08
death date
  • 1991-12-22
Image size
  • 250
Fields
  • Physics
Successor
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Religion
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Years
  • 1964
  • 1971
  • 1986
After
Order
  • 4
  • 7
workplaces
  • NASA
  • University of Utah
Predecessor
abstract
  • James Chipman Fletcher (June 5, 1919 – December 22, 1991) served as the 4th and 7th Administrator of NASA, first from April 27, 1971 to May 1, 1977 under President Richard M. Nixon, and again from May 12, 1986 to April 8, 1989 under President Ronald Reagan. As such, he was responsible for the early planning of the Space Shuttle program, and later for its recovery and return to flight after the Space Shuttle Challenger accident. Prior to this, he was president of the University of Utah from 1964 to 1971.
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