National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator. NASA's fourth administrator, serving two terms. Many of NASA's greatest triumphs occurred during his first tenure (1971 to 1977), such as the Viking missions (the first spacecraft to land on Mars), as well as the first missions to the outer planets, Pioneer 10 and 11, the launchings of the Voyager spacecraft and the first joint U.S./Soviet space mission, the Apollo Soyuz Test Project. Fletcher was appointed to a second term (1986 to 1989) to oversee NASA'a recovery from the Challenger tragedy.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator. NASA's fourth administrator, serving two terms. Many of NASA's greatest triumphs occurred during his first tenure (1971 to 1977), such as the Viking missions (the first spacecraft to land on Mars), as well as the first missions to the outer planets, Pioneer 10 and 11, the launchings of the Voyager spacecraft and the first joint U.S./Soviet space mission, the Apollo Soyuz Test Project. Fletcher was appointed to a second term (1986 to 1989) to oversee NASA'a recovery from the Challenger tragedy.
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