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1987. Frederick Drew Gregory was the first African American to command a space shuttle. He was sworn in on August 12, 2002 as NASA's Deputy Administrator. Not only was Mr. Gregory the first person to fill the position in ten years, he was also the first African-American Deputy Administrator. On February 20, 2005, he became the Acting Administrator of NASA. He assumed this position upon the resignation of the Administrator. (http://www.hq.nasa.gov and http://www.galegroup.com)

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