James R. Thompson Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJames R. Thompson Jr.
Deputy Administrator of NASA
Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1936
Place of Birth: Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 07-Nov-2017
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About James R. Thompson Jr.
- James Robert Thompson Jr.
- (March 6, 1936 – November 7, 2017), known as J.R.
- Thompson, was the fifth director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center located in Huntsville, Alabama.
- He served as director from September 29, 1986, to July 6, 1989.
- Thompson also served as NASA's deputy director from July 6, 1989, to November 8, 1991.
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