NASAの元ディレクター ロナルド・ルーカスは 102年に死去 Former NASA director Ronald Lucas, who led during the Challenger disaster, died at 102.

1986年のチャレンジャー号の事故で施設を指揮した アラバマのNASAセンターの元ディレクター ロナルド・ルーカスが 102歳で亡くなった. The former director of the Alabama NASA center, Ronald Lucas, who led the facility during the 1986 Challenger disaster, has died at age 102. 彼の入所は、不備なオリンダーアザラシによって生じた悲劇的な爆発によって特徴づけられたが,その余波における彼の指導は,NASAの安全対策の改善に役立った. His tenure was marked by the tragic explosion, caused by a faulty O-ring seal, but his leadership in the aftermath helped improve NASA's safety protocols. ルーカスは,金属工学の博士号と第二次世界大戦中のアメリカ海軍での奉仕を含む,傑出したキャリアを積んだ. Lucas had a distinguished career, including a doctorate in metallurgy and service in the U.S. Navy during WWII.