# Astronauta Charles Bolden

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### Dati personali

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| --- | --- |
| Nome | Charles Bolden |
| Data di nascita | 1946-08-19 |
| Nazionalità | 🇺🇸 |
| Tipo | Governativo |
| Affiliazione | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Status | Ritiratǝ |
| Tempo nello spazio | 28 giorni, 8 ore, 36 minuti, 30 secondi \[1\] |
| Tempo in EVA | - |
| Twitter | [@cboldenjr](https://twitter.com/cboldenjr) |
| Wikipedia | [Charles\_Bolden](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bolden) |

### Note biografiche

(Traduzione automatica) Charles Frank Bolden Jr. is a former Administrator of NASA, a retired United States Marine Corps Major General, and a former NASA astronaut.

A 1968 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he became a Marine Aviator and test pilot. After his service as an astronaut, he became Deputy Commandant of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy.

On May 23, 2009, President Barack Obama announced the nomination of Bolden as NASA Administrator and Lori Garver as Deputy NASA Administrator. Bolden was confirmed by the Senate on July 15, 2009. He was the first African American to head the agency on a permanent basis.

On January 12, 2017, Bolden announced his resignation from NASA during a town hall meeting at NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. His last day would be January 19, and Robert M. Lightfoot Jr. was announced as acting NASA Administrator.

### Missioni

| Dal | Al | Destinazione | Lancio | Veicolo spaziale |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 
1986-01-12
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1986-01-18
 | Orbita bassa terrestre | [Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-61-C](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/32876) | [Space Shuttle Columbia](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/40074) |
| 
1990-04-24
 | 
1990-04-29
 | Orbita bassa terrestre | [Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-31 (Hubble)](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/32745) | [Space Shuttle Discovery](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/40076) |
| 
1992-03-24
 | 
1992-04-02
 | Orbita bassa terrestre | [Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-45](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/32770) | [Space Shuttle Atlantis](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/40077) |
| 
1994-02-03
 | 
1994-02-11
 | Orbita bassa terrestre | [Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-60](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/32800) | [Space Shuttle Discovery](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/40076) |

Ultimo aggiornamento: 2026-10-15T00:16:05 con AstronautiBOT 2026.10.05 - Fonte: [LaunchLibrary2 API](https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/364/?format=json)

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