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Astronaut Fred Gregory
Astronaut, Military Fighter & Test Pilot, Speaker
– United States Astronaut, Retired – Pilot of STS-51B, CDR of STS-33 and STS-44, Logged ~456 hours in space
– Accomplished Pilot, both operational and testing, in both jets and helicopters
– Former NASA Deputy Administrator
– A visionary who prefers revolutionary thinking to evolutionary thinking and believes that for each new year you should accomplish something you thought impossible the year before.
– Excellent STEM, spaceflight, life preparation, speaker with humor.
– His goal in life is to have fun and make a contribution
– He is a risk taker and believes it easier to get forgiveness than permission
Speaking Points Include
– Life in Space
– Revolutionary Thinking vs. Evolutionary Thinking
– Motivational Talks with students of All Ages
– How do you prepare to become an Astronaut…or anything
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Biography
Frederick Drew Gregory, Colonel, USAF (Ret.) is a former test pilot, NASA astronaut, and NASA Deputy Administrator. He was born and raised in Washington D.C. graduating from Anacostia High School. He attended the United States Air Force Academy where he received
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Frederick D. Gregory
American astronaut and 10th NASA Deputy Administrator (born 1941)
For other people named Frederick Gregory, see Frederick Gregory (disambiguation).
Frederick Drew Gregory (born January 7, 1941) is a former United States Air Forcepilot, military engineer, test pilot, and NASAastronaut as well as former NASA Deputy Administrator. He also served briefly as NASA Acting Administrator in early 2005, covering the period between the departure of Sean O'Keefe and the swearing in of Michael D. Griffin.
Early life and education
[edit]Gregory was born on January 7, 1941, in Washington, D.C., His father was Francis A. Gregory, an educator who was assistant superintendent for D.C. Public Schools as well as the first Black president of the D.C. Public Library Board of Trustees.[1] His father was given the honors of having the Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library named after him. His mother was Nora Drew Gregory, a lifelong educator as well as public library advocate.[2] She was also the sister of noted African-American physician, surgeon and researcher Dr. Charles Drew, who developed improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge in developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II, saving thousands of Al
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