James C. Fletcher

James C. Fletcher
4th and 7th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
In office May 12, 1986 – April 8, 1989
President	Ronald Reagan George H.W Bush
Preceded by	James M. Beggs
Succeeded by	Richard H. Truly
In office April 27, 1971 – May 1, 1977
President	Richard M. Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Thomas O. Paine
Succeeded by	Robert A. Frosch
8th President of the University of Utah
In office 1964–1971
Preceded by	A. Ray Olpin
Succeeded by	Alfred C. Emery
Personal details
Born	June 5, 1919 Millburn, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	December 22, 1991(1991-12-22) (aged 72) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772000°N 111.858000°W / 40.7772000; -111.858000
Alma mater	Columbia University California Institute of Technology
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Harvard University Princeton University Hughes Aircraft Ramo-Wooldridge Aerojet General
Thesis	Cloud chamber studies of cosmic rays (1948)
Doctoral advisor	Carl David Anderson

James Chipman Fletcher (June 5, 1919 – December 22, 1991) served as the 4th and 7th Administrator of NASA, first from April 27, 1971, to May 1, 1977, under President Richard M. Nixon, and again from May 12, 1986, to April 8, 1989, under President Ronald Reagan. As such, he was responsible for Apollo Moon missions 15, 16, and 17, the early planning of the Space Shuttle program, and later for the shuttle program's recovery and return to flight after the Space Shuttle Challenger accident. Prior to this, he was president of the University of Utah from 1964 to 1971.