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Richard H. Truly

American astronaut and NASA administrator

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born
1937
died
2024
age at death
86
known for
military officer, astronaut, engineer

1937 – 2024

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Richard Harrison Truly was an American fighter pilot, engineer and Space Shuttle astronaut who served as a vice admiral in the United States Navy and as the eighth administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from 1989 to 1992. He was the first former astronaut to head the space agency.

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