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Richard Harrison Truly was an American fighter pilot, engineer and 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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1937 — 2024  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Richard Harrison Truly; Richard Truly
fighter pilot, naval aviator, engineer, aircraft pilot, astronaut, military officer, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Presidential Citizens Medal, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, NASA Astronaut Group 7, United States, 

Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, NASA Astronaut Group 7, 

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  STS-2 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

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  STS-8 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

United States, Ashkenaz, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, Chinland, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Havilah, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Kingdom of Wolaita, Persia, Sikh Confederacy, Tarshish, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, NASA Astronaut Group 7, Republic of Haiti, 

1937-11-12T00:00:00Z

2024-02-27T00:00:00Z

1937 — 2024 Richard H. Truly

1981-11-12T00:00:00Z

1981-11-12T00:00:00Z

1981 STS-2

1983-08-30T00:00:00Z

1983-08-30T00:00:00Z

1983 STS-8

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Mississippi Technology Transfer Center handover

Astronaut Dick Truly testing EVA spacesuit don and duff activities

Vice Admiral Richard H. Truly, served as Nasa Adminstrator from May 14, 1989 to March 31, 1992

Celebrating Apollo 11 - 20th Anniversary

Sts-2 crew

ADM James D. Watkins, right, chief of Naval Operations, exchanges salutes with CAPT Richard H. Truly, commander of the recently formed U.S. Naval Space Command, during the unit's co - DPLA - a893f94a138ceddbbf58d03a13b56387

Manned Orbiting Laboratory Astronaut Group 1, selected for training in 1965

The two crews for the Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) are photographed at the Orbiter assembly facility at Palmdale, California

Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests crews - cropped

Engle and Truly ALT crew

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	1981	STS-2	human spaceflight, flight testing	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1983	STS-8	human spaceflight	Wikidata
commons	image		Mississippi Technology Transfer Center handover		Commons
commons	image		Astronaut Dick Truly testing EVA spacesuit don and duff activities		Commons
commons	image		Vice Admiral Richard H. Truly, served as Nasa Adminstrator from May 14, 1989 to March 31, 1992		Commons
commons	image		Celebrating Apollo 11 - 20th Anniversary		Commons
commons	image		Sts-2 crew		Commons
commons	image		ADM James D. Watkins, right, chief of Naval Operations, exchanges salutes with CAPT Richard H. Truly, commander of the recently formed U.S. Naval Space Command, during the unit's co - DPLA - a893f94a138ceddbbf58d03a13b56387		Commons
commons	image		Manned Orbiting Laboratory Astronaut Group 1, selected for training in 1965		Commons
commons	image		The two crews for the Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) are photographed at the Orbiter assembly facility at Palmdale, California		Commons
commons	image		Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests crews - cropped		Commons
commons	image		Engle and Truly ALT crew		Commons