• Charles F. Bolden Jr., an African-American male astronaut, poses formally in his astronaut suit.
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    Charles F. Bolden Jr. graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1968. A former test pilot and Marine Corps major general, Bolden traveled to orbit four times aboard the Space Shuttle. President Barack Obama appointed him the head of NASA in 2009.

  • Charles F. Bolden Jr., an African-American male astronaut, poses formally in his astronaut suit.

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October 17, 1991

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