Charles Bolden Shuttle Astronaut and N A S A Administrator - 2015年8月11日
Charles Frank Bolden, Jr. (born August 19, 1946) is the current Administrator of NASA, a retired United States Marine Corps Major General, and former NASA astronaut.
A 1968 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he became a Marine Aviator and test pilot.He flew more than 100 sorties into North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia in the A-6A Intruder while assigned to VMA(AW)-533 at Royal Thai Air Base Nam Phong, Thailand, from June 1972 to June 1973. After his service as an astronaut( 4 missions), he became Deputy Commandant of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy. On May 23, 2009, President Barack Obama announced the nomination of Bolden as NASA Administrator and Lori Garver as Deputy NASA Administrator. Bolden was confirmed by the Senate on July 15, 2009. He is the first African American to head the agency on a permanent basis.
Sent him 2 photos 24 Jun and got both back signed 11 Aug.. He also inscribed them wishing me good luck and thanks for supporting NASA..
This is the address on the return label..
Major General Charles Bolden
Office of the Administrator
NASA HQ
300 E Street SW - Ste 9F44
Washington, DC 20546 |
