Vice Admiral Richard H. Truly

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vice_Admiral_Richard_H._Truly
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
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gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1937-11-12
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Fayette,_Mississippi,_United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:NASA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vice Admiral Richard H. Truly
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank Vice Admiral
gptkbp:NASAGroup gptkb:NASA_Astronaut_Group_5
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor first former astronaut to head NASA
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:naval_officer
astronomer
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:James_C._Fletcher
gptkbp:retired 1992
gptkbp:spaceMission gptkb:STS-2
gptkb:STS-8
2
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gptkbp:successor gptkb:Daniel_S._Goldin
gptkbp:termEnd 1992
gptkbp:termStart 1989
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