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Charles F. Bolden Jr. is a retired United States Marine Corps Major General and NASA Administrator. He was born on August 19, 1946 in Columbia, South Carolina. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1968 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He served in the Vietnam War and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Bronze Star Medal. Bolden was selected as an astronaut in 1980 and flew four Space Shuttle missions. He was the pilot of the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990 and commanded the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1992. He retired from the Marine Corps in 2003 and was appointed as the twelfth Administrator of NASA in 2009. Bolden is married to Alexis (Walker) Bolden and has two children. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the International Academy of Astronautics. He is also a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

Popular As Charles Frank Bolden Jr.
Occupation producer
Age 76 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 19 August, 1946
Birthday 19 August
Birthplace Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Nationality United States

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His wife is Alexis Walker (? - ?) ( 2 children)

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2009

Nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, retired Marine Corps Major General Charles Frank Bolden began his duties as the twelfth Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on July 17, 2009. As Administrator, his goal was to lead the NASA team and manage its resources to advance the agency's missions.

1997

Bolden was assigned as the Deputy Commanding General of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force in the Pacific in 1997. During 1998, he served as Commanding General of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Forward in support of Operation Desert Thunder in Kuwait. Bolden was promoted to Major General in 1998 and named Deputy Commander of U.S. Forces in Japan. He retired from the Marine Corps in 2003. Bolden's many military decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in May 2006.

1980

After joining NASA's Astronaut Office in 1980, he traveled to orbit four times aboard the space shuttle between 1986 and 1994, commanding two of the missions.

1970

After completing flight training in 1970, he became a naval aviator. Bolden flew more than 100 combat missions in North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia during 1972-1973.

1964

His extensive schooling and training included graduation from C. A. Johnson High School in 1964; an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy; a bachelor of science degree in electrical science in 1968; a variety of positions in the Marine Corps; a master of science degree in systems management from the University of Southern California in 1977; and assignment to the Naval Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, Maryland.

1946

Charles F. Bolden Jr. was born on August 19, 1946 in Columbia, South Carolina, USA as Charles Frank Bolden Jr.