The wreckage of the plane Former US  , 86, and former NASA administrator , 54, were on an airplane that crashed in southwest Alaska, the Associated Press reports. A family spokesperson later confirmed that Stevens died in the crash, following earlier conflicting reports about his status. Both O'Keefe and his teenage son survived, according to a former NASA spokesperson. Sean O'Keefe was nominated as a NASA administrator in 2001 by then-president  , and led the space organization through shaky times, such as the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. He resigned in 2005 to become the chancellor of .
The wreckage of the plane Former US Senator Ted Stevens , 86, and former NASA administrator , 54, were on an airplane that crashed in southwest Alaska, the Associated Press reports. A family spokesperson later confirmed that Stevens died in the crash, following earlier conflicting reports about his status. Both O'Keefe and his teenage son survived, according to a former NASA spokesperson. Sean O'Keefe was nominated as a NASA administrator in 2001 by then-president George W. Bush , and led the space organization through shaky times, such as the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. He resigned in 2005 to become the chancellor of .
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Senator Ted Stevens
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