Richard H. Truly
| Richard H. Truly | |
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| 8th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration | |
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In office July 1, 1989 – March 31, 1992 |
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| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | James C. Fletcher |
| Succeeded by | Daniel S. Goldin |
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November 12, 1937 Fayette, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S. 1959 |
| Occupation | Naval aviator, test pilot |
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| Military service | |
| Rank | Vice Admiral, USN |
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.
Born November 12, 1937, in Fayette, Mississippi, Truly attended segregated schools in Fayette and Meridian, Mississippi. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1959. He was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order.
Being a member of the Navy ROTC at Georgia Tech, Truly entered the U.S. Navy, where he was ordered to flight school and was designated a Naval Aviator on October 7, 1960. His initial tour of duty was in Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33) where he flew F-8 Crusaders aboard USS Intrepid and USS Enterprise. He made more than 300 carrier landings.
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