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Col. Frederick Gregory

• Served as a decorated U.S. Air Force pilot, logging over 7,000 hours in more than 50 types of aircraft, including combat missions in Vietnam.
• Became an astronaut in 1978
• In 1989, became the first African American to command a space shuttle mission, leading STS-33 aboard Discovery.
• Served as Deputy Administrator of NASA from 2002 to 2005.