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Charles Bolden

United States

Charles Bolden is an American former NASA astronaut and United States Marine Corps major general who flew four Space Shuttle missions, commanding two of them, including the 1990 mission that deployed the Hubble Space Telescope. After retiring from spaceflight he continued his military career before returning to NASA in 2009 as its administrator, a position he held for nearly eight years, becoming the first African American to lead the agency on a permanent basis.

Facts
Birth Date
1946-08-19 1
Birth Year
1946 1
Nationality
American 1
Notable Mission
STS-31 1
Classification
Astronaut Role
Commander 1
Dating
Selection Year
1980 2
Connections

Associated With

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Charles Bolden

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Charles Bolden
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Nationality

United States

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Source Wikidata: Charles Bolden
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Charles Bolden
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1946-08-19
  • Lead, sentence 1
    born August 19, 1946
  • Wikidata, P27 country of citizenship
    United States
  • Spaceflights, paragraph 2
    Bolden piloted Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-31
  • Article text
    and was the mission commander on STS-45
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    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.
  • Associated With: NASA, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    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.
  • In Group: Space Shuttle Astronauts, Lead sentence
    (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.
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2. Charles Bolden (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Charles Bolden lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
Wikidata: Charles Bolden
Wikidata Q25011, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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