Deputy Administrator of NASA
Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration | |
---|---|
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration | |
Seat | Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
Constituting instrument | 51 U.S.C. § 20111 |
Inaugural holder | Thomas Keith Glennan |
The Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the second-highest-ranking official of
History
The longest-running (acting) Deputy Administrator was John R. Dailey, who held the post following his retirement from the United States Marine Corps.[3] The longest-running full deputy administrator was Hugh Latimer Dryden, who was the first deputy administrator.[4] William R. Graham has held the post of Deputy Administrator twice, and was the acting administrator in between,[5] as did Frederick D. Gregory.[6] Dr. Daniel Mulville served as the acting deputy administrator twice, and was acting administrator in between.[7]
The current Deputy Administrator is Pamela Melroy, who was confirmed by the Senate on June 17, 2021, and sworn in on June 21, 2021.[8]
Deputy administrators
Photograph | Name | Term start | Term end | Term length | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hugh L. Dryden | Dr.August 19, 1958 | December 2, 1965 | 2662 days | [8] | |
Robert C. Seamans Jr. | Dr.December 21, 1965 | January 5, 1968 | 745 days | [8] | |
Thomas O. Paine | Dr.March 25, 1968 | March 20, 1969 | 360 days | [8] | |
George M. Low | Dr.December 3, 1969 | June 5, 1976 | 2376 days | [8] | |
Alan M. Lovelace | Dr.July 2, 1976 | July 10, 1981 | 1834 days | [8] | |
Hans Mark | Dr.July 10, 1981 | September 1, 1984 | 1149 days | [8] | |
William R. Graham | Dr.November 25, 1985 | December 4, 1985 | 9 days | [8] | |
William R. Graham | Dr.May 11, 1986 | October 1, 1986 | 143 days | [8] | |
Dale D. Myers | October 6, 1986 | May 13, 1989 | 950 days | [8] | |
James R. Thompson, Jr.
|
July 6, 1989 | November 8, 1991 | 885 days | [8] | |
Aaron Cohen (acting) | February 19, 1992 | November 1, 1992 | 256 days | [8] | |
John R. Dailey (acting) | November 3, 1992 | December 31, 1999 | 3173 days | [8] | |
Daniel Mulville (acting) | Dr.January 1, 2000 | November 19, 2001 | 688 days | [8] | |
Daniel Mulville (acting) | Dr.December 21, 2001 | August 11, 2002 | 233 days | [8] | |
Frederick D. Gregory | August 12, 2002 | February 20, 2005 | 923 days | [8] | |
Frederick D. Gregory | April 14, 2005 | November 4, 2005 | 204 days | [8] | |
Shana Dale | November 4, 2005 | January 17, 2009 | 1171 days | [8] | |
Lori Garver | July 17, 2009 | September 6, 2013 | 1512 days | [8] | |
Dava Newman | Dr.May 15, 2015 | January 20, 2017 | 616 days | [8] | |
Lesa Roe (Acting) | January 20, 2017 | September 11, 2017 | 234 days | [9] | |
Krista Paquin (Acting) | September 11, 2017 | May 2018 | [8] | ||
James Morhard | October 17, 2018 | January 20, 2021 | 826 days | [8] | |
Pamela Melroy | June 21, 2021 | Present | 2 years, 293 days | [8] |
References
- ^ "Models of Address and Salutation". Ita.doc.gov. Archived from the original on July 20, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- ^ "NASA Strategic Management Handbook". Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ "General John Dailey biography". NASA. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ^ "Hugh L. Dryden biography". NASA. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ^ "William R. Graham biography". NASA. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ^ "Frederick D. Gregory". NASA. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ^ "Daniel Mulville biography". NASA. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "List of Administrators and Deputy Administrators of NASA". NASA. Archived from the original on May 21, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- ^ Dunbar, Brian (January 8, 2015). "NASA Organization Structure". NASA. Retrieved February 1, 2017.