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White House Blog Features Bolden

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
February 6, 2011
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White House Blog: Charles Bolden’s Story: “From the Segregated South to Low Earth Orbit”
“It’s a long way from the segregated south to low Earth orbit. But I am fortunate to have made the journey and to have had many opportunities to serve my nation in a 34-year career with the U.S. Marine Corps and in many roles at NASA, currently as head of the nation’s space program. When I was a young man, my service as NASA’s first African American Administrator under the Nation’s first Black president would have been nearly unthinkable. But through the efforts of many people of all races, our nation has changed. And, thanks to the Space Shuttle Program, and NASA’s cross-disciplinary exploration missions, African Americans and many others have had access to space and also to science and technological careers. The shuttle was really instrumental in breaking the color barrier for African Americans in space, and it all happened without a single law being passed.”

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