The Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the second-highest-ranking official of

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, the national

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of the United States.

Administrator of NASA The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the highest-ranking official of NASA, the national space agency of the United States. The administrator is NASA's chief decision maker, responsible for providing clarity to ...

is NASA's chief decision maker, responsible for providing clarity to the agency's vision and serving as a source of internal leadership within NASA. The office holder also has an important place within United States space policy.NASA Strategic Management Handbook
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History

The longest-running (acting) Deputy Administrator was

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, who held the post following his retirement from the

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. The longest-running full deputy administrator was

Hugh Latimer Dryden Hugh Latimer Dryden (July 2, 1898 – December 2, 1965) was an American aeronautical scientist and civil servant. He served as NASA Deputy Administrator from August 19, 1958, until his death. Biography Early life and education Dryden was born in ...

, who was the first deputy administrator. William R. Graham has held the post of Deputy Administrator twice, and was the acting administrator in between, as did

Frederick D. Gregory Frederick Drew Gregory (born January 7, 1941) is a former United States Air Force pilot, military engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut as well as former NASA Deputy Administrator. He also served briefly as NASA Acting Administrator in early ...

. Dr.

Daniel Mulville Daniel R. Mulville (born 1939) is an American engineer who served briefly as Acting Administrator of NASA in 2001. Early life Born in 1939, Mulville received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 1962, a master's degree in engineerin ...

served as the acting deputy administrator twice, and was acting administrator in between. The current Deputy Administrator is

Pamela Melroy Pamela Ann Melroy (born September 17, 1961) is an American retired United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut serving as the deputy administrator of NASA. She served as pilot on Space Shuttle missions STS-92 and STS-112 and commanded miss ...

, who was confirmed by the

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on June 17, 2021 and sworn in on June 21, 2021.

Deputy administrators

References

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