President George Bush and Apollo 11 Astronauts
(July 20, 1989) President George Bush speaks at the National Air and Space Museum's 20th anniversary celebration of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Here, on July 20, 1989, Bush announced his new Space Exploration I... More
Space Shuttle Endeavour Rollout
NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly addresses the audience in attendance at the rollout ceremonies of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour which occured on April 25, 1991, at the Rockwell International facility,... More
President Reagan at Mission Control, Houston
(November 13, 1981) President Ronald Reagan gets a laugh from NASA officials in Mission Control when he jokingly asks crew members, astronauts Joe Engle and Richard Truly if they could stop by Washington en rou... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, Richard H. Truly
Vice Admiral Richard H. Truly served as NASA's eighth Administrator from May 14, 1989 to March 31, 1992. Prior to becoming Administrator, Truly served as NASA's Associate Administrator for Space Flight. In this... More
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Vice Admiral Richard H. Truly, USN exhibit at the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame; located at the Museum of Aviation, Robins Air Force Base
STS-2 crew suiting up
Following breakfast, Truly, left, and Engle don their pressure suits, this room also decorated to celebrate Truly’s birthday.
Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests crews - cropped
The two crews for the Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) are photographed at the Rockwell International Space Division's Orbiter assembly facility at Palmdale, California on the day of the rollout ... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, Astronaut Administrator Richard Truly
(October 1, 1979) Astronaut Richard H. Truly, pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-2 and Commander of Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-8, became NASA's eighth Administrator on July 1, 1989. One d... More
Celebrating Apollo 11 - 20th Anniversary
Hanging from the walls of the National Air and Space Museum, the U.S. flag loomed large and proud over the podium at the July 20 celebration of the 20th anniversary of the first lunar landing. President George... More