James C. Fletcher Newsletter
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NASA History News and Notes – Summer 2025
21 Jun 2025 02:09 GMT
… words on June 19, 1986, NASA Administrator James Fletcher canceled the intensive effort to … Congress evaluated national priorities and NASA’s other space exploration endeavors … skilled decision making. Throughout the NASA archives, staff members make these …
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Leonard Nimoy’s Life and Legacy Beyond Spock
15 Jun 2025 02:50 GMT
… ‘Enterprise’, is unveiled at the NASA/Rockwell International Space Division … . From left to right, NASA administrator Dr. James C. Fletcher, actors DeForest Kelley, George … corner of the world—from NASA to the U.N., from …
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James Webb Space Telescope celebrates 1st year of science with jaw-dropping view of cosmic nursery (photo)
12 Jul 2023 14:22 GMT
… the very first time," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a … would make to astronomy.
Related: James Webb Space Telescope images: 12 … ), M. Showalter (SETI Institute), L. Fletcher (University of Leicester), H. Hammel …
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FLETCHER, TWICE NASA CHIEF
28 Apr 2023 12:10 GMT
WASHINGTON — James C. Fletcher, the former head of NASA who sold … to serve twice as NASA administrator, first from April 1971 … severe managerial problems.
James Chipman Fletcher was born on June … NASA administrator in 1971.
Aside from his wife, Mr. Fletcher …
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Planetary Defense Success! NASA’s DART Data Validates Asteroid Kinetic Impact Method
02 Mar 2023 23:59 GMT
… associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters … Fabio Ferrari, Zachary J. Fletcher, Robert W. Gaskell, Dawn … Pajola, Eric E. Palmer, James M. Peachey, Petr Pravec … Rodriguez, Jean-Baptiste Vincent, James D. Walker, Kai Wünnemann …
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5 things to know for October 12: Biden, Iran, Supreme Court, NASA, Economy
12 Oct 2022 13:11 GMT
… media. UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverley stressed these sanctions “ … support going forward.
4. NASA
NASA’s recent DART mission … throws at us,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said. “NASA has proven we … for her role as Jessica Fletcher in “Murder, She Wrote,” …
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: America’s First Space Station Launches 52 Years Ago from Kennedy Space Center
14 May 2025 17:33 GMT
… solar astronomy. (NASA.gov image)
The NASA-industry team around … 7 astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell. Skylab 2 would … on June 22, 1973, NASA Administrator James Fletcher had high praise for the … on Feb. 8, 1974, Fletcher stressed the importance of Skylab …
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NASA Webb Telescope space images. Does Earth matter? |Opinion
14 Jul 2022 23:50 GMT
… the bit of sky NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope examined … interviewed James C. Fletcher as he began his second term as NASA administrator. During … the James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI).NASA via …
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Inside Nasa’s vision of the future from 47 YEARS ago with humans living in bizarre ‘space tube’
05 May 2022 12:18 GMT
… and Rick Guidice.
Then-NASA Administrator James Fletcher said that the paper … as technical feasibility."
Fletcher added that "the … stations.
Eventually, however, Nasa did build its space … artificial gravity for residentsCredit: Nasa/Don Davis
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50 Years Ago: NASA Apollo 16 Launches to the Moon
17 Apr 2022 21:50 GMT
… prior to their launch. Credit: NASA
The countdown continued smoothly, with … viewing gallery, NASA Deputy Administrator George M. Low, left,
NASA Administrator James C. Fletcher, and Vice … and docking maneuver. Credit: NASA
While the crew slept, in …