Hans Mark
Hans Michael Mark (June 17, 1929 – December 18, 2021) was a German-born American government official who served as Secretary of the Air Force and as a Deputy Administrator of NASA. He was an expert and consultant in aerospace design and national defense policy.
Hans Mark | |
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Mark in 1998 | |
| 13th United States Secretary of the Air Force | |
| In office May 18, 1979 – February 9, 1981 Acting: May 18, 1979 – July 26, 1979 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | John C. Stetson |
| Succeeded by | Verne Orr |
| 7th Director of the National Reconnaissance Office | |
| In office August 3, 1977 – October 8, 1979 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Thomas C. Reed |
| Succeeded by | Robert J. Hermann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hans Michael Mark June 17, 1929 Mannheim, Baden, Germany |
| Died | December 18, 2021 (aged 92) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, PhD) |
Mark retired from the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering in July 2014.
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