  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. after his service as an astronaut, 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."retired general picked to lead nasa", by kenneth chang, new york times, may 24, 2009 bolden was confirmed by the senate on july 15, 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/jul/hq_09-165_bolden_and_garver.html |title=bolden and garver confirmed by u.s. senate |date=july 15, 2009 |publisher=na
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