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Richard H. Truly
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Richard H. Truly |
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Vice Admiral Richard H. Truly served as NASA Administrator from May 14, 1989 to March 31, 1992. Prior to becoming Administrator, Adm. Truly served as NASA's Associate Administrator for Space Flight. In this position, he led the painstaking rebuilding of the Space Shuttle program after the Challenger accident. Adm. Truly's career began in the Navy and in 1965 he became one of the first military astronauts selected to the Air Force's Manned Orbiting Laboratory program in Los Angeles, California. He transferred to NASA as an astronaut in August 1969 then served as capsule communicator for all three Skylab missions in 1973 and the Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975. He was pilot for the 747/Space Shuttle Enterprise approach and landing test flights during 1977, and his first space flight was November 12-14, 1981, as pilot of Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-2). After leaving NASA, Adm. Truly became Vice President and Director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta. |
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STS-28 crew poses for group
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STS-28 crew poses for group portrait during post landing activities |
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STS-28 crewmembers, with feet firmly back on the ground after a five day Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission, pose for group portrait under Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, wing elevons during post landing activities at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. They were greeted and are flanked here by NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight William B. Lenoir (left), Flight Crew Operations Directorate (FCOD) Director Donald R. Puddy (second right), and NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly. The astronauts, wearing navy blue flight suits (coveralls), are, left to right, Pilot Richard N. Richards, Mission Specialist (MS) David C. Leestma, MS James C. Adamson, Commander Brewster H. Shaw, and MS Mark N. Brown. Ground crews service OV-102 systems in the background. |
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1989-08-13 |
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STS-28 crew egresses Columbi
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STS-28 crew egresses Columbia, OV-102, at Edwards Air Force Base, California |
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STS-28 crewmembers are greeted by NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight William B. Lenoir, NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly, and Flight Operations Directorate (FCOD) Director Donald R. Puddy as they egress Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. The crew spent five days in Earth orbit for a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission. The astronauts, wearing navy blue flight coveralls (jumpsuits) are, from left to right, Mission Specialist (MS) Mark N. Brown, Pilot Richard N. Richards, MS David C. Leestma, MS James C. Adamson, and Commander Brewster H. Shaw. Visible in the background are OV-102's wing and tail section and ground servicing vehicles. |
| Date Taken |
1989-08-13 |
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STS-28 crew egresses Columbi
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STS-28 crew egresses Columbia, OV-102, at Edwards Air Force Base, California |
| Description |
During post landing activity, the five astronaut crewmembers for STS-28 egress Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. The crew spent five days in Earth orbit for a Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated mission. They are greeted by NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight William B. Lenoir and NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly. The astronauts, wearing navy blue flight coveralls (jumpsuits), are, from bottom of steps to top, Commander Brewster H. Shaw, Mission Specialist (MS) James C. Adamson, MS David C. Leestma, Pilot Richard N. Richards, and MS Mark N. Brown. |
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1989-08-13 |
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