Frederick Drew Gregory (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) is a former NASA astronaut and 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 Griffin.
Born January 7, 1941, in Washington, D.C., the nephew of Dr. Charles Drew, Gregory was active in the Boy Scouts of America where he achieved its second highest rank, Life Scou...
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Frederick Drew Gregory (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) is a former NASA astronaut and 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 Griffin.
Born January 7, 1941, in Washington, D.C., the nephew of Dr. Charles Drew, Gregory was active in the Boy Scouts of America where he achieved its second highest rank, Life Scout. Married to the former Barbara Archer of Washington, D.C. They have two grown children. Frederick, D., Jr., is a Colonel in the Air Force, and a graduate of Stanford University. Heather Lynn is a social worker and graduate of Sweet Briar College. Recreational interests include reading and traveling.
Gregory was selected as an astronaut in January 1978. His technical assignments included: Astronaut Office representative at the Kennedy Space Center during initial Orbiter checkout and launch support for STS-1 and STS-2; Flight Data File Manager...
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