- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 49 min., 8 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- Astronaut and aircraft commander Col. Frederick Drew Gregory, Sr. was born on January 7, 1941 in Washington, D.C. The nephew of surgeon, Dr. Charles Drew, he attended the U.S. Air Force Academy and received his B.S. degree in 1964. He earned his M.S. degree from George Washington University in information systems in 1977. Gregory served in the Air Force as a pilot, flying 550 combat missions in Vietnam. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1967. In 1978, Gregory was selected as an astronaut by NASA, flying three Space Shuttle missions. In 1989, he also became the first African American space commander when he commanded the Orbiter Challenger. He also commanded a crew of six on his last mission in 1991. Gregory was appointed associate administrator at NASA. He was promoted to NASA deputy administrator and briefly served as acting administrator, the first African American to hold this position.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with Col. Frederick Drew Gregory
- Col. Frederick Drew Gregory
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
- OCLC
- 1003150530
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with Col. Frederick Drew Gregory.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States naf
- Playing Time
024908
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
video file
- Performer
Cheryl Butler, interviewer.
- Credits
Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
- Event
Recorded Annapolis, Maryland 2007 July 27.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Federal Government Administrator Aircraft Commander.
- Added Author
Gregory, Frederick, interviewee.
Butler, Cheryl, interviewer.
Hickey, Matthew, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.