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Charles Bolden new NASA administrator

Washington, USA - He flew four times with the space shuttle

Charles Bolden, former astronaut four time in space with space shuttle missions, will be the new NASA administrator. President Obama appointed him. 62-year-old Bolden is a former major general of the Marine corps and a veteran of the war of Vietnam. Bolden commanded the space shuttle twice, and flew as a pilot in two more missions, including the 1990 one (STS-31) that put Hubble space telescope,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1105047
Rome, Italy, 05/26/2009 17:39
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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