NASA ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN IS BRIEFED ON NEA SCOUT PROGRESS BY TIFFANY RUSSELL

NASA ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN IS BRIEFED ON NEA SCOUT PROGRESS BY ALEX SOBEY

NASA ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN IS BRIEFED ON NEA SCOUT PROGRESS BY LES JOHNSON

NASA ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN IS BRIEFED ON NEA SCOUT PROGRESS BY LESLIE MCNUTT

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden at the Air Traffic Operations Lab , observed a simulation of cockpit technologies for the Air Traffic Management Demonstration-1 (ATD-1)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden at the Air Traffic Operations Lab , observed a simulation of cockpit technologies for the Air Traffic Management Demonstration-1 (ATD-1)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden at the Air Traffic Operations Lab , observed a simulation of cockpit technologies for the Air Traffic Management Demonstration-1 (ATD-1)

TODD MAY,CHARLIE BOLDEN AND ASTRONAUT BUTCH WILMORE BRIEF NEWS MEDIA ON PROGRESS OF NEW TEST STAND CONSTRUCTION FOR SLS TESTING

TODD MAY,CHARLIE BOLDEN AND ASTRONAUT BUTCH WILMORE BRIEF NEWS MEDIA ON PROGRESS OF NEW TEST STAND CONSTRUCTION FOR SLS TESTING

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden visits with students from Albert Hill Middle School during a visit to the MathScience Innovation Center, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, in Richmond, Va. During his visit, Bolden highlighted the importance of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, as he shared his life experiences with the students. Photo Credit:(NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks to students from Albert Hill Middle School during a visit to the MathScience Innovation Center, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, in Richmond, Va., as U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., seated, look on. During his talk, Administrator Bolden highlighted the importance of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, as he shared his life experiences with the students. (Photo Credit:NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks to students from Albert Hill Middle School during a visit to the MathScience Innovation Center, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, in Richmond, Va. During his talk, Bolden highlighted the importance of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, as he shared his life experiences with the students. Photo Credit (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

Charles F. Bolden, Jr. enters the NASA Administrator's office to start his first day as the 12th administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Friday, July 17, 2009 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden at the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission (MAVEN) ORBIT INSERTION event

NASA ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN GETS SLS HARDWARE UPDATE FROM ANDY SCHORR

NASA ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN GETS SLS HARDWARE UPDATE FROM JOHN STREET

NASA ADMINISTRATOR CHARLES BOLDEN, LEFT, SPEAKS WITH LEGAND BURGE OF ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY, DURING THE SECOND ANNUAL MINORITY PARTNERSHIPS MEETING FOR HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS.

NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, Jr. visits NASA Ames Research Center: meets with students and delivers a briefing to staff at a all-hands meeting

NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden at the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) event sponsored by Goddard Space Flight Center and the Maryland Space Business Roundtable (MSBR).

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, shakes hands with Emil de Cou, conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra during a performance entitled "The Planets--An HD Odyessy", Friday evening, July 27, 2012, at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Va. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, presents a medal to Emil de Cou, conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra during a performance entitled "The Planets--An HD Odyessy", Friday evening, July 27, 2012, at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Va. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, speaks as Emil de Cou, conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, right, looks on during a performance entitled "The Planets--An HD Odyessy", Friday evening, July 27, 2012, at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Va. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

Charles Bolden, nominee for Administrator of NASA, left, and Lori Garver, nominee for Deputy Administrator of NASA, listen to Senators questions at their confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 8, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Charles Bolden, nominee for Administrator of NASA, waits for his turn to testify at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 8, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Lori B. Garver, left and NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. pose for a photograph shortly after being sworn into office at NASA Headquarters, Friday, July 17, 2009 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Charles Bolden, nominee for Administrator of NASA, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 8, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, holds a box of spiders as MathScience Innovation Center Instructor Rhonda Hawley describes them during a visit to the "Spider Room" at the center, Friday, Jan. 28. 2011, at the center in Richmond, Va. Earlier, Bolden spoke to students from Albert Hill Middle School, where he highlighted the importance of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, as he shared his life experiences with the students. (Photo Credit:NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden speaks to students during a visit to Davis Elementary School, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, in Washington. Bolden spent time with approximately 120 students in third, fourth and fifth grade talking about science, technology, mathematics and engineering as part of the National Day of Service and Remembrance. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden reads a passage from the book "Can You Fly High Wright Brothers?" while visiting with students at Davis Elementary School, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, in Washington. Bolden spent time with approximately 120 students in third, fourth and fifth grade talking about science, technology, mathematics and engineering as part of the National Day of Service and Remembrance. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden talks about his career as a marine aviator, as Space Shuttle pilot and commander, and his leadership of America's space agency during a speech, Wednesday evening, June 27, 2012, in Washington. Bolden spoke was the guest speaker at the 2012 John H. Glenn Lecture in Space History. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden speaks to students during a visit to Davis Elementary School, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, in Washington. Bolden spent time with approximately 120 students in third, fourth and fifth grade talking about science, technology, mathematics and engineering as part of the National Day of Service and Remembrance. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden speaks to students during a visit to Davis Elementary School, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, in Washington. Bolden spent time with approximately 120 students in third, fourth and fifth grade talking about science, technology, mathematics and engineering as part of the National Day of Service and Remembrance. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden speaks to students during a visit to Davis Elementary School, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, in Washington. Bolden spent time with approximately 120 students in third, fourth and fifth grade talking about science, technology, mathematics and engineering as part of the National Day of Service and Remembrance. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

Portrait, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Washington, DC, July 29, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Former NASA Administrator Charles Bolden visits with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Monday, May 21, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA ADMINISTRATOR CHARLES BOLDEN TALKS WITH MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER TEAM MEMBERS IN MORRIS AUDITORIUM DURING AN ALL-HANDS MEETING OCT. 27. BOLDEN SAID NASA'S PROGRESS ON THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM AND OTHER PROGRAMS -- MILESTONES DELIVERED BY THE WORKFORCE AT MARSHALL AND AGENCY WIDE -- SHOULD ALLAY CONCERNS ABOUT MISSION CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH A NEW PRESIDENT AND ADMINISTRATION. "I WANTED TO THANK ALL OF YOU," HE SAID. "WE'RE THE BEST SPACE PROGRAM IN THE WORLD. I COULD NOT BE MORE CONFIDENT." ON STAGE WITH BOLDEN ARE, FROM RIGHT, MARSHALL DIRECTOR TODD MAY, ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR ROBERT LIGHTFOOT AND DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR DAVA NEWMAN.

Charles F. Bolden Jr. is sworn in as 12th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at NASA Headquarters, Friday, July 17, 2009, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden testifies in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Monday, April 11, 2011, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden testifies in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Monday, April 11, 2011, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden is seen during testimony in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Monday, April 11, 2011, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, right, shares a laugh with U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., center and U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., prior to an event at the MathScience Innovation Center, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, in Richmond, Va. Bolden later spoke to students from Albert Hill Middle School highlighting the importance of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, as he shared his life experiences with the students. (Photo Credit:NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, along with former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and United States Sen. John Glenn and Gen. John R. Dailey, director of the National Air and Space Museum, right, look around the Fly Marines exhibit at the museum, Wednesday evening, June 27, 2012, in Washington. Bolden spoke later at the 2012 John H. Glenn Lecture in Space History. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, stands with former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and United States Senator John Glenn and Gen. John R. Dailey, director of the National Air and Space Museum, in the Fly Marines exhibit at the museum, Wednesday evening, June 27, 2012, in Washington. Bolden spoke later at the 2012 John H. Glenn Lecture in Space History. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, is seen with Doug King, president and CEO of the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Bolden toured the Space Shuttle Trainer Crew Compartment in the Charles Simonyi Space Gallery at the museum. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden listens to award-winning writer-director James Cameron, during a meeting at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. Cameron who is a former member of the NASA Advisory Council has had a life-long interest in space and science. The two talked about public outreach and education among other subjects. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks to students at Aviation High School at a lunch and learn session Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 in Des Moines, WA. Aviation High School is a college preparatory aviation- and aerospace-themed school and a premier school of choice for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in the Pacific Northwest. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden listens to students at Aviation High School at a lunch and learn session Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 in Des Moines, WA. Aviation High School is a college preparatory aviation- and aerospace-themed school and a premier school of choice for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in the Pacific Northwest. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, right, counts down along with others as U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., readies to launch a paper rocket as U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., third right, looks on, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, at the MathScience Innovation Center in Richmond, Va. Earlier, Bolden, spoke to students from Albert Hill Middle School where he highlighted the importance of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, as he shared his life experiences with the students. (Photo Credit:NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, right, and award-winning writer-director James Cameron, meet at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. Cameron who is a former member of the NASA Advisory Council has had a life-long interest in space and science. The two talked about public outreach and education among other subjects. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, right, and award-winning writer-director James Cameron, meet at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. Cameron who is a former member of the NASA Advisory Council has had a life-long interest in space and science. The two talked about public outreach and education among other subjects. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spent time volunteering with DC Cares at the Park View Recreation Center in Washington, DC for their Santa's Workshop program, Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. Mr. Bolden spoke with students about his experience as a former NASA astronaut and current NASA Administrator, encouraging them to study math and science and to stay in school. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spent time volunteering with DC Cares at the Park View Recreation Center in Washington, DC for their Santa's Workshop program, Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. Mr. Bolden spoke with students about his experience as a former NASA astronaut and current NASA Administrator, encouraging them to study math and science and to stay in school. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spent time volunteering with DC Cares at the Park View Recreation Center in Washington, DC for their Santa's Workshop program, Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. Mr. Bolden spoke with students about his experience as a former NASA astronaut and current NASA Administrator, encouraging them to study math and science and to stay in school. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spent time volunteering with DC Cares at the Park View Recreation Center in Washington, DC for their Santa's Workshop program, Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. Mr. Bolden spoke with students about his experience as a former NASA astronaut and current NASA Administrator, encouraging them to study math and science and to stay in school. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spent time volunteering with DC Cares at the Park View Recreation Center in Washington, DC for their Santa's Workshop program, Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. Mr. Bolden spoke with students about his experience as a former NASA astronaut and current NASA Administrator, encouraging them to study math and science and to stay in school. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spent time volunteering with DC Cares at the Park View Recreation Center in Washington, DC for their Santa's Workshop program, Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. Mr. Bolden spoke with students about his experience as a former NASA astronaut and current NASA Administrator, encouraging them to study math and science and to stay in school. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden appears in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology to discuss the President's FY 2011 budget request, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden appears in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology to discuss the President’s FY 2011 budget request, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden is seen as he peers through the hatch opening of the Space Shuttle Trainer Crew Compartment while on a tour of the Museum of Flight, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 in Seattle, Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden appears in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology to discuss the President’s FY 2011 budget request, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden appears in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology to discuss the President’s FY 2011 budget request, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden poses in front of the Space Shuttle Trainer Crew Compartment in the Charles Simonyi Space Gallery while on a tour at the Museum of Flight on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 in Seattle, Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, second from left, is seen with Washington Aerospace Scholars Brenna Tuller-Ross, far left, and Alec Lindsey as they escort him on a tour of the Museum of Flight, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 in Seattle, Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden appears in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology to discuss the President’s FY 2011 budget request, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden appears in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology to discuss the President’s FY 2011 budget request, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden appears in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology to discuss the President’s FY 2011 budget request, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden appears in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology to discuss the President’s FY 2011 budget request, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, third from left, is seen as he is escorted on a tour of the Space Shuttle Trainer Crew Compartment in the Charles Simonyi Space Gallery at the Museum of Flight, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 in Seattle, Washington. Bolden is joined by Washington Aerospace Scholars Alec Lindsey, far left, Brenna Tuller-Ross and Doug King, far right, president and CEO of the museum. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks at the 14th Annual Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Commercial Space Transport Conference at the Washington Convention Center on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2001. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks at the 14th Annual Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Commercial Space Transport Conference at the Washington Convention Center on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2001. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, is seen with former NASA astronaut John Creighton in the Space Shuttle Trainer Crew Compartment in the Charles Simonyi Space Gallery while on a tour at the Museum of Flight on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 in Seattle, Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, is seen with former NASA astronaut John Creighton in the Space Shuttle Trainer Crew Compartment in the Charles Simonyi Space Gallery while on a tour at the Museum of Flight on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 in Seattle, Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks at the 215th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2009. Throughout the meeting, NASA research and mission highlights will be presented from missions that include Kepler, the Spitzer Space Telescope, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the newly launched Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks at the 215th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2009. Throughout the meeting, NASA research and mission highlights will be presented from missions that include Kepler, the Spitzer Space Telescope, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the newly launched Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks at the 215th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2009. Throughout the meeting, NASA research and mission highlights will be presented from missions that include Kepler, the Spitzer Space Telescope, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the newly launched Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, right, speaks, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., prior to appearing in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology to discuss the President’s FY 2011 budget request, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks during a luncheon co-hosted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and Women In Aerospace (WIA) Wednesday, Dec., 9, 2009 at the Ritz-Carlton in Arlington, Va. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks during a luncheon co-hosted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and Women In Aerospace (WIA) Wednesday, Dec., 9, 2009 at the Ritz-Carlton in Arlington, Va. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, speaks with U.S. Sens. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., center, and Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, right, prior to his testimony in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Monday, April 11, 2011, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

CHARLES BOLDEN NASA ADMINISTRATOR TOURING AND SPEAKING AT THE US. SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. ACCOMPANYING ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN ARE DR. DEBORAH BARNHART, CEO OF THE USSARC, ROBERT LIGHTFOOT, CENTER DIRECTOR OF MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER AND RETIRED NASA ASTRONAUT ROBERT LEE “HOOT” GIBSON, ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN’S FIRST SPACE FLIGHT COMMANDER.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, and Head of the Russian Federal Space Agency Anatoly Perminov laugh with each other as they meet outside the Cosmonaut hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept., 29, 2009 the day before Expedition 21 Flight Engineer Maxim Suraev, Expedition 21 Flight Engineer Jeffrey N. Williams and Spaceflight Participant Guy Laliberté are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station (ISS). Photo Credit: (NASA)

Former United States Marine Corps pilot, astronaut, and United States Sen. John Glenn speaks to those in attendance as he introduces NASA Administrator Charles Bolden as the speaker for the 2012 John H. Glenn Lecture in Space History, Wednesday evening, June 27, 2012, at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Bolden talked about his career as a Marine aviator, a Space Shuttle pilot and commander, and his leadership of America's space agency. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

CHARLES BOLDEN NASA ADMINISTRATOR TOURING AND SPEAKING AT THE US. SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. ACCOMPANYING ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN ARE DR. DEBORAH BARNHART, CEO OF THE USSARC, ROBERT LIGHTFOOT, CENTER DIRECTOR OF MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER AND RETIRED NASA ASTRONAUT ROBERT LEE “HOOT” GIBSON, ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN’S FIRST SPACE FLIGHT COMMANDER.

NASA ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN PRESENTS MEMEMTO TO MR. IRMA THOMAS AND ESCORT

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, 4th from left, is presented a plaque in honor of him becoming the 12th NASA Administrator by NASA Headquarters members of his fraternity, Omega Psi Phi: from left, Andrew Hubbard, Clinton Green, Carl Person, Dwayne Brown, and Elbert Cox, right. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was founded at Howard University on Nov. 17, 1911. The phrase “friendship is essential to the soul," is the fraternity’s motto. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

CHARLES BOLDEN NASA ADMINISTRATOR TOURING AND SPEAKING AT THE US. SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. ACCOMPANYING ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN ARE DR. DEBORAH BARNHART, CEO OF THE USSARC, ROBERT LIGHTFOOT, CENTER DIRECTOR OF MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER AND RETIRED NASA ASTRONAUT ROBERT LEE “HOOT” GIBSON, ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN’S FIRST SPACE FLIGHT COMMANDER.

CHARLES BOLDEN NASA ADMINISTRATOR TOURING AND SPEAKING AT THE US. SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. ACCOMPANYING ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN ARE DR. DEBORAH BARNHART, CEO OF THE USSARC, ROBERT LIGHTFOOT, CENTER DIRECTOR OF MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER AND RETIRED NASA ASTRONAUT ROBERT LEE “HOOT” GIBSON, ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN’S FIRST SPACE FLIGHT COMMANDER.

CHARLES BOLDEN NASA ADMINISTRATOR TOURING AND SPEAKING AT THE US. SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. ACCOMPANYING ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN ARE DR. DEBORAH BARNHART, CEO OF THE USSARC, ROBERT LIGHTFOOT, CENTER DIRECTOR OF MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER AND RETIRED NASA ASTRONAUT ROBERT LEE “HOOT” GIBSON, ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN’S FIRST SPACE FLIGHT COMMANDER.

CHARLES BOLDEN NASA ADMINISTRATOR TOURING AND SPEAKING AT THE US. SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. ACCOMPANYING ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN ARE DR. DEBORAH BARNHART, CEO OF THE USSARC, ROBERT LIGHTFOOT, CENTER DIRECTOR OF MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER AND RETIRED NASA ASTRONAUT ROBERT LEE “HOOT” GIBSON, ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN’S FIRST SPACE FLIGHT COMMANDER.

CHARLES BOLDEN NASA ADMINISTRATOR TOURING AND SPEAKING AT THE US. SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. ACCOMPANYING ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN ARE DR. DEBORAH BARNHART, CEO OF THE USSARC, ROBERT LIGHTFOOT, CENTER DIRECTOR OF MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER AND RETIRED NASA ASTRONAUT ROBERT LEE “HOOT” GIBSON, ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN’S FIRST SPACE FLIGHT COMMANDER.

NASA ADMINISTRATOR CHARLES BOLDEN ATTENDING THE MARSHALL SMALL BUSINESS ALLIANCE MEETING MARCH 24, 2011.

At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden speaks to members of the news media as the Orion spacecraft and its United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket are being prepared for launch. Behind Bolden, from the left, are United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno, Lockheed Martin Orion Program Manager Mike Hawes partially hidden behind Bolden, Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana.

STS-60 Mission Commander Charles F. Bolden, Jr., gets a helping hand as he dons his Launch/Entry suit in the O&C building. Soon Bolden and five fellow crew members will head fro launch pad 39A, where the Space Shuttle Discovery awaits liftoff at 7:10 am, EST. (Op. No. D6022)(Item D112B)

S86-37233 (Sept 1986) - Astronaut Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

S91-49083 (17 Oct. 1991) --- Astronaut Charles F. Bolden Jr. Photo credit: NASA

NASA ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN SPEAKS AT DEDICATION OF VERTICAL ASSEMBLY CENTER

CHARLES BOLDEN NASA ADMINISTRATOR SPEAKING AT THE MEDIA EVENT FOLLOWING THE SMALL BUSINESS ALLIANCE MEETING HELD AT THE DAVIDSON CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA.

CHARLES BOLDEN NASA ADMINISTRATOR SPEAKING AT THE MEDIA EVENT FOLLOWING THE SMALL BUSINESS ALLIANCE MEETING HELD AT THE DAVIDSON CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, shakes the hand of Mercury astronaut John Glenn as NASA Administrator Charles Bolden applauds at the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for Kennedy employees. Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter joined Glenn, Bolden and Cabana for the event. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 37, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden speaks to members of the news media as the Orion spacecraft and its United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket were being prepared for launch. Behind Bolden, from the left, are United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno, Lockheed Martin Orion Program Manager Mike Hawes, Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana.