Richard H. Truly

NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle commander

Richard H. Truly - NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle commander
Born

November 12th, 1937
87 years ago

Died

2024
1 years ago — 87 years old

Category

Explorers & Adventurers

Country

United States

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Richard H. Truly served as a NASA astronaut and made significant contributions to the United States' space exploration efforts. He participated in multiple space missions, including the first flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. He commanded the STS-2 mission, which was the second flight of the Space Shuttle program, and he also flew on the STS-1 mission, the inaugural Space Shuttle flight. In addition to his work as an astronaut, he held several key positions within NASA, including Associate Administrator for Space Operations and Administrator of NASA.

Commanded STS-2, the second Space Shuttle flight

Participated in STS-1, the first Space Shuttle flight

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