{"id":302378,"date":"2023-05-05T16:52:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T20:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=302378"},"modified":"2023-09-26T12:48:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T16:48:50","slug":"former-astronaut-charles-f-bolden-jr","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/former-astronaut-charles-f-bolden-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Astronaut Charles F. Bolden, Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-0 bg-spacesuit-white wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block flex-align-center padding-y-8 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-heading-lg\">Charles F. Bolden, Jr.<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg padding-0\">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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-left-0 desktop:padding-left-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-intro-quick-facts border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-top-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"label margin-top-0 margin-bottom-2 color-carbon-50-important\">Quick Facts<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper hds-carousel-wrapper-relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider margin-bottom-1 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\">Commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps after college, Bolden completed flight training and became a Naval Aviator, flying more than 100 combat missions in North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia between 1972 \u20131973.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1635\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201002250002HQ\/201002250002HQ~large.jpg?w=1635&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps after college, Bolden completed flight training and became a Naval Aviator, flying more than 100 combat missions in North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia between 1972 \u20131973.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 62% 17%; object-position: 62% 17%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201002250002HQ\/201002250002HQ~large.jpg?w=1635&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1635w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201002250002HQ\/201002250002HQ~large.jpg?w=255&h=299&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 255w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201002250002HQ\/201002250002HQ~large.jpg?w=768&h=902&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201002250002HQ\/201002250002HQ~large.jpg?w=872&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 872w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201002250002HQ\/201002250002HQ~large.jpg?w=1308&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1308w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201002250002HQ\/201002250002HQ~large.jpg?w=341&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 341w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201002250002HQ\/201002250002HQ~large.jpg?w=511&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 511w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201002250002HQ\/201002250002HQ~large.jpg?w=766&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 766w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201002250002HQ\/201002250002HQ~large.jpg?w=1022&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1022w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1635px) 100vw, 1635px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\">Selected as an astronaut in 1980, Charlie Bolden traveled to orbit four times aboard the space shuttle between 1986 and 1994, commanding two of the missions and piloting two others. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Selected as an astronaut in 1980, Charlie Bolden traveled to orbit four times aboard the space shuttle between 1986 and 1994, commanding two of the missions and piloting two others. \" style=\"transform: scale(2); transform-origin: 44% 41%; object-position: 44% 41%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg 4033w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=768,497 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=1024,662 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=1536,993 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=2048,1324 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=400,259 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=600,388 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=900,582 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=1200,776 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=2000,1293 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slide\" data-slide-id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-10 padding-right-2 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md padding-0 margin-0\">As the 12th Administrator to serve NASA, Bolden oversaw the safe transition from 30 years of space shuttle missions to a new era of exploration.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 display-flex flex-justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-slider-image radius-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bolden-portrait-fullres.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"As the 12th Administrator to serve NASA, Bolden oversaw the safe transition from 30 years of space shuttle missions to a new era of exploration.\u00a0\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 46% 21%; object-position: 46% 21%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bolden-portrait-fullres.jpg 2975w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bolden-portrait-fullres.jpg?resize=232,300 232w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bolden-portrait-fullres.jpg?resize=768,994 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bolden-portrait-fullres.jpg?resize=791,1024 791w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bolden-portrait-fullres.jpg?resize=1187,1536 1187w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bolden-portrait-fullres.jpg?resize=1583,2048 1583w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bolden-portrait-fullres.jpg?resize=309,400 309w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bolden-portrait-fullres.jpg?resize=464,600 464w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bolden-portrait-fullres.jpg?resize=695,900 695w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bolden-portrait-fullres.jpg?resize=927,1200 927w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bolden-portrait-fullres.jpg?resize=1545,2000 1545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>   \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-8 padding-bottom-8 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" id=\"image-carousel-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1487\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S91-49083\/S91-49083~large.jpg?w=1487&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Official portrait of Astronaut Charles F. Bolden Jr.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 10%; object-position: 50% 10%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S91-49083\/S91-49083~large.jpg?w=1487&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1487w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S91-49083\/S91-49083~large.jpg?w=232&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 232w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S91-49083\/S91-49083~large.jpg?w=768&h=992&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S91-49083\/S91-49083~large.jpg?w=793&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 793w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S91-49083\/S91-49083~large.jpg?w=1190&h=1537&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1190w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S91-49083\/S91-49083~large.jpg?w=310&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 310w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S91-49083\/S91-49083~large.jpg?w=465&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 465w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S91-49083\/S91-49083~large.jpg?w=697&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 697w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S91-49083\/S91-49083~large.jpg?w=929&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 929w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1487px) 100vw, 1487px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Portrait of Astronaut Charles F. Bolden, Jr., who also served as NASA Administrator, July 2009 – January 2017<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1374\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201311070054HQ\/201311070054HQ~large.jpg?w=1374&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden greets a young boy in an astronaut suit during a stargazing event on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 24% 5%; object-position: 24% 5%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201311070054HQ\/201311070054HQ~large.jpg?w=1374&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1374w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201311070054HQ\/201311070054HQ~large.jpg?w=215&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 215w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201311070054HQ\/201311070054HQ~large.jpg?w=768&h=1073&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201311070054HQ\/201311070054HQ~large.jpg?w=733&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 733w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201311070054HQ\/201311070054HQ~large.jpg?w=1099&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1099w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201311070054HQ\/201311070054HQ~large.jpg?w=286&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 286w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201311070054HQ\/201311070054HQ~large.jpg?w=429&h=599&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 429w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201311070054HQ\/201311070054HQ~large.jpg?w=644&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 644w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/201311070054HQ\/201311070054HQ~large.jpg?w=859&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 859w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1374px) 100vw, 1374px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden greets a young astronaut-in-training during a stargazing event at Hoffman-Boston Elementary School in Arlington, Va. (Nov. 7, 2013)<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Jay Westcott<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Commander Charles Bolden, in his orange launch and entry suit (LES), sits at his station on the Discovery's forward flight deck.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 57% 15%; object-position: 57% 15%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg 4033w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=768,497 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=1024,662 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=1536,993 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=2048,1324 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=400,259 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=600,388 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=900,582 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=1200,776 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts060-302-001.jpg?resize=2000,1293 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Commander Charles Bolden, in his orange launch and entry suit (LES) during the STS-60 mission in 1994, sits at his station on the Discovery’s forward flight deck.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1289\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907080001HQ\/200907080001HQ~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1289&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Charles Bolden testifies at his confirmaton hearing before the Senate Cmmerce, Science and Transportation Committee\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 44% 3%; object-position: 44% 3%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907080001HQ\/200907080001HQ~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1289&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907080001HQ\/200907080001HQ~large.jpg?w=300&h=201&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907080001HQ\/200907080001HQ~large.jpg?w=768&h=516&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907080001HQ\/200907080001HQ~large.jpg?w=1024&h=687&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907080001HQ\/200907080001HQ~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1031&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907080001HQ\/200907080001HQ~large.jpg?w=400&h=269&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907080001HQ\/200907080001HQ~large.jpg?w=600&h=403&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907080001HQ\/200907080001HQ~large.jpg?w=900&h=604&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/200907080001HQ\/200907080001HQ~large.jpg?w=1200&h=806&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Charles Bolden, nominee for Administrator of NASA, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 8, 2009.  <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex margin-left-auto margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-story width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-story\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-y-9 padding-x-4\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-6 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subtitle-md\">Biography<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-48\">Charles F. Bolden, Jr.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-18 line-height-md\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/charles-f-bolden-jr\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">\n                        Learn More <span class=\"usa-sr-only\">about Charles F. Bolden, Jr.<\/span>                    <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1483\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092~large.jpg?w=1483&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"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).\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 48% 37%; object-position: 48% 37%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092~large.jpg?w=1483&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1483w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092~large.jpg?w=232&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 232w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092~large.jpg?w=768&h=994&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092~large.jpg?w=791&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 791w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092~large.jpg?w=1186&h=1535&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1186w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092~large.jpg?w=309&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 309w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092~large.jpg?w=463&h=599&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 463w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092~large.jpg?w=695&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 695w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092\/GSFC_20160921_2016-13778_092~large.jpg?w=927&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 927w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1483px) 100vw, 1483px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">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).<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-card-carousel padding-x-4 padding-y-5 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-card-carousel\">\t<div class=\"hds-card-carousel-header grid-container grid-container-widescreen padding-x-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading-sm line-height-sm\">Missions Flown by Charles F. Bolden, Jr.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"hds-card-carousel-cards grid-container grid-container-widescreen padding-x-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-cards-included position-relative  hds-card-type-custom hds-card-type-custom hds-card-type-custom hds-card-type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev margin-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-carousel-slider\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 \"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1490\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8562300\/8562300~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1490&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"STS-61C crew portrait with a space shuttle model and their patch  and the American flag behind them.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8562300\/8562300~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1490&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8562300\/8562300~large.jpg?w=300&h=233&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8562300\/8562300~large.jpg?w=768&h=596&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8562300\/8562300~large.jpg?w=1024&h=795&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8562300\/8562300~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1192&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8562300\/8562300~large.jpg?w=400&h=310&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8562300\/8562300~large.jpg?w=600&h=466&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8562300\/8562300~large.jpg?w=900&h=698&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/8562300\/8562300~large.jpg?w=1200&h=931&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">STS-61C<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">The 24th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the seventh mission of Space Shuttle Columbia was launched on January 12, 1986.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/sts-61c\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 \"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1256\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S31-12-031\/S31-12-031~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1256&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"STS-31 crew in space\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 49% 15%; object-position: 49% 15%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S31-12-031\/S31-12-031~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1256&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S31-12-031\/S31-12-031~large.jpg?w=300&h=196&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S31-12-031\/S31-12-031~large.jpg?w=768&h=502&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S31-12-031\/S31-12-031~large.jpg?w=1024&h=670&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S31-12-031\/S31-12-031~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1005&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S31-12-031\/S31-12-031~large.jpg?w=400&h=262&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S31-12-031\/S31-12-031~large.jpg?w=600&h=393&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S31-12-031\/S31-12-031~large.jpg?w=900&h=589&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S31-12-031\/S31-12-031~large.jpg?w=1200&h=785&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">STS-31<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">Launched April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed on STS-31.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/sts-31\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; 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object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S45-S-002\/S45-S-002~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S45-S-002\/S45-S-002~large.jpg?w=300&h=240&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S45-S-002\/S45-S-002~large.jpg?w=768&h=614&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S45-S-002\/S45-S-002~large.jpg?w=1024&h=819&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S45-S-002\/S45-S-002~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1229&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S45-S-002\/S45-S-002~large.jpg?w=400&h=320&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S45-S-002\/S45-S-002~large.jpg?w=600&h=480&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S45-S-002\/S45-S-002~large.jpg?w=900&h=720&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/S45-S-002\/S45-S-002~large.jpg?w=1200&h=960&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">STS-45<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\">This mission carried the first Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-1) on Spacelab pallets mounted in the orbiter\u2019s cargo bay.<\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/sts-45\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; 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Schirra Jr.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=300,234 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=768,599 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=1024,799 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=1536,1198 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=2048,1597 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=400,312 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=600,468 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=900,702 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=1200,936 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/s65-56151orig.jpg?resize=2000,1560 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-administrator-pays-tribute-to-space-pioneer-thomas-stafford\/\" class=\"tablet:grid-col latest-news-item news-item tablet:margin-right-0 desktop:margin-right-0 margin-bottom-2 mobile:margin-bottom-0 tablet:margin-bottom-0 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\"><div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-column flex-align-start flex-justify-start z-200\"><div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-auto\"><svg class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g> <path d=\"M8,0c4.4,0,7.9,3.5,8,7.9c0.1,4.5-3.5,8.1-7.9,8.1c-4.5,0-8-3.6-8.1-7.9C-0.1,3.6,3.6,0,8,0z M0.8,8 c0,4,3.2,7.2,7.2,7.2c4,0,7.2-3.2,7.2-7.2c0-4-3.3-7.2-7.2-7.2C4,0.8,0.8,4,0.8,8z\"\/><path d=\"M11.2,4c0,2.7,0,5.3,0,8c-2.1,0-4.3,0-6.4,0c0,0,0,0,0-0.1c0-1.8,0-3.6,0-5.4c0-0.8,0-1.6,0-2.4 C4.8,4,4.8,4,4.9,4C6.2,4,7.6,4,9,4C9.7,4,10.4,4,11.2,4C11.1,4,11.2,4,11.2,4z M9.6,5.6c-1.1,0-2.1,0-3.2,0c0,0,0,0,0,0.1 c0,0.5,0,1,0,1.5c0,0.1,0,0.1,0.1,0.1c1,0,2,0,3.1,0c0,0,0.1,0,0.1-0.1C9.6,6.6,9.6,6.2,9.6,5.6C9.6,5.6,9.6,5.6,9.6,5.6z M6.4,8.8C6.4,8.8,6.4,8.8,6.4,8.8c1.1,0,2.1,0,3.1,0c0.1,0,0.1,0,0.1-0.1c0-0.2,0-0.4,0-0.7c0,0,0,0,0-0.1C8.5,8,7.5,8,6.4,8 C6.4,8.3,6.4,8.5,6.4,8.8z M8.8,10.4C8.8,10.4,8.8,10.4,8.8,10.4c0-0.3,0-0.5,0-0.7c0-0.1,0-0.1-0.1-0.1c-0.5,0-1,0-1.5,0 c-0.3,0-0.5,0-0.8,0c0,0,0,0-0.1,0c0,0.3,0,0.5,0,0.8C7.2,10.4,8,10.4,8.8,10.4z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><span>News Release<\/span><\/div><div class=\"display-block\"><div class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">3 Min Read<\/div><p class=\"heading-22 color-spacesuit-white margin-0\"><span>NASA Administrator Pays Tribute to Space Pioneer Thomas Stafford\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/thomas-p.-stafford-portrait.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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