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Charles Frank Bolden Jr. (born August 19, 1946) is a former Administrator of NASA, a retired United States Marine Corps Major General, and a former astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy with the class of 1968.
Feb 16, 2023 · Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden was NASA's first African American Administrator. He also served in the military and logged over 680 hours in space.
May 2, 2024 · Charles Bolden, American astronaut who served as administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from 2009 to 2017. He was the first African American to hold that position. Learn more about Bolden’s life and career, including his four spaceflights.
Feb 13, 2024 · 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.
Jul 26, 2023 · First as a Marine Corps Major General and then as NASA Administrator, Charles F. Bolden Jr. has dedicated his life to the service of the United States, working to secure our nation’s security and prosperity and guiding efforts to explore our universe and better understand our fragile planet.
Jun 18, 2024 · 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.
Aug 28, 2012 · Aerospace engineer and major general (ret.) Charles F. Bolden, Jr. was born on August 19, 1946 in Columbia, South Carolina. He graduated from C.A. Johnson High School in 1964. Both of his parents, Charles and Ethel Bolden, were teachers and stressed the importance of education.
Feb 10, 2016 · Then in 2009, he was appointed the administrator of NASA, the first African-American to hold the office. But that first critical step of attending the Naval Academy almost didn't happen, Bolden...
Feb 13, 2024 · In honor of Black History Month, we are shining the light on Charles Bolden, retired Marine Corps Major General and NASA’s first African American Administrator. Through an oral history with the Intrepid Museum, Bolden recalls how Dr. Ronald McNair, the second Black astronaut in space, pushed him to apply to the astronaut corps.
Bolden returned to NASA in 2009 after being nominated by President Barack Obama as the agency’s 12th administrator. He led the agency in developing the Space Launch...
