Deputy Administrator of NASA


The deputy administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the second-highest-ranking official of NASA, the national space agency of the United States. Administrator of NASA is NASA's chief decision maker, responsible for providing clarity to the agency's vision and serving as a source of internal leadership within NASA. The office holder also has an important place within United States space policy.

History

The longest-running deputy administrator was John R. Dailey, who held the post following his retirement from the United States Marine Corps. The longest-running full deputy administrator was Hugh Latimer Dryden, who was the first deputy administrator. William R. Graham has held the post of deputy administrator twice, and was the acting administrator in between, as did Frederick D. Gregory. Dr. Daniel Mulville served as the acting deputy administrator twice, and was acting administrator in between.

Deputy administrators

No.PhotographNameTerm startTerm endTerm lengthRef
1DrydenDr. Hugh L. Dryden1958-08-19August 19, 19581965-12-02December 2, 196526622,662 days
2SeamansDr. Robert C. Seamans Jr.1965-12-21December 21, 19651968-01-05January 5, 19680745745 days
3PaineDr. Thomas O. Paine1968-03-25March 25, 19681969-03-20March 20, 19690360360 days
4LowDr. George M. Low1969-12-03December 3, 19691976-06-05June 5, 197623762,376 days
5LovelaceDr. Alan M. Lovelace1976-07-02July 2, 19761981-07-10July 10, 198118341,834 days
6MarkDr. Hans Mark1981-07-10July 10, 19811984-09-01September 1, 198411491,149 days
7GrahamDr. William R. Graham1985-11-25November 25, 19851985-12-04December 4, 198500099 days
8GrahamDr. William R. Graham1986-05-11May 11, 19861986-10-01October 1, 19860143143 days
9MyersDale D. Myers1986-10-06October 6, 19861989-05-13May 13, 19890950950 days
10ThompsonJames R. Thompson, Jr.1989-07-06July 6, 19891991-11-08November 8, 19910885885 days
-CohenAaron Cohen1992-02-19February 19, 19921992-11-01November 1, 19920256256 days
-DaileyJohn R. Dailey1992-11-03November 3, 19921999-12-31December 31, 199926142,614 days
-MulvilleDr. Daniel Mulville2000-01-01January 1, 20002001-11-19November 19, 20010688688 days
-Mulville2Dr. Daniel Mulville2001-12-21December 21, 20012002-08-11August 11, 20020233233 days
10GregoryFrederick D. Gregory2002-08-12August 12, 20022005-02-20February 20, 20050923923 days
10Gregory2Frederick D. Gregory2005-04-14April 14, 20052005-11-04November 4, 20050204204 days
11DaleShana Dale2005-11-04November 4, 20052009-01-17January 17, 200911711,171 days
12GarverLori Garver2009-07-16July 17, 20092013-09-06September 6, 201315121,512 days
13NewmanDr. Dava Newman2015-05-15May 15, 20152017-01-20January 20, 2017 days
-Lesa RoeJanuary 20, 2017September 11, 2017 days
-Krista PaquinSeptember 11, 2017May 2018
14James MorhardOctober 17, 2018January 20, 2021 days
15Pamela MelroyJune 21, 2021January 20, 202513091,309 days