James C. Fletcher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James C. Fletcher

American academic

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1919

Place of Birth: Millburn, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 22-Dec-1991

Profession: physicist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

James Chipman Fletcher (June 5, 1919 – December 22, 1991) served as the 4th and 7th Administrator of NASA, first from April 27, 1971 to May 1, 1977, under President Richard M.
Nixon, and again from May 12, 1986 to April 8, 1989, under President Ronald Reagan.
As such, he was responsible for the early planning of the Space Shuttle program, and later for its recovery and return to flight after the Space Shuttle Challenger accident.
Prior to this, he was president of the University of Utah from 1964 to 1971.