| Full Name |
Charles Bolden Jr. |
| Date of Birth |
19 August 1956 |
| Place of Birth |
Columbia, South Carolina, USA |
| Date of Death |
- |
| Place of Death |
- |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
United States |
| Education |
United States Naval Academy (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1977), University of Southern California (M.S., Systems Management, 1977) |
| Profession |
Astronaut, United States Marine Corps Officer, NASA Administrator |
| Years of Activity |
1977-2017 (NASA career and military service) |
| Brief Information |
Charles Bolden Jr. is a retired United States Marine Corps Major General and former NASA Administrator. He served as the 12th Administrator of NASA from 2009 to 2017. A veteran astronaut, Bolden flew on four Space Shuttle missions, logging over 680 hours in space. |