美国航天局前主任威廉·雷·卢卡斯(William Ray Lucas)在 " 挑战者 " 号灾难期间担任领导,于102岁死亡。 Former NASA director William Ray Lucas, who led during the Challenger disaster, died at 102.

威廉·雷·卢卡斯 前美国航天局马歇尔航天飞行中心主任 在1986年挑战者号灾难中 于102岁时死亡 William Ray Lucas, former NASA Marshall Space Flight Center director during the 1986 Challenger disaster, has died at 102. 这次爆炸杀死了包括Christa McAuliffe在内的所有7名机组人员,被归咎于有缺陷的固体燃料助推火箭。 The explosion, which killed all seven crew members including Christa McAuliffe, was blamed on faulty solid-fuel booster rockets. 卢卡斯在关于美国航天局管理的关键报告发布之前辞职了 Lucas resigned before a critical report on NASA's management was released. 尽管存在争议,卢卡斯有一个杰出的职业生涯,在二战期间在美国海军服役,并成为马歇尔空间飞行中心的包机成员。 Despite the controversy, Lucas had a distinguished career, serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII and becoming a charter member of the Marshall Space Flight Center.