George M. Low
George M. Low was appointed NASA's Deputy Administrator in December 1969, serving Administrators Thomas O. Paine and James C. Fletcher. He was also NASA's Acting Administrator between their administrations from September 16, 1970 to April 26, 1971. Following his retirement from the agency in June of 1976, Low became President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. Low was born in Vienna, Austria, on June 10, 1926 and earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees in Aeronautical Engineering from RPI. His undergraduate education, however, was interrupted by World War II, during which he served in the United States Army and became a naturalized citizen. Low was President of RPI until he died on July 17, 1984.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: LRC-1970-B701_P-01270
Date: January 16, 1970
George M. Low
George M. Low was appointed NASA's Deputy Administrator in December 1969, serving Administrators Thomas O. Paine and James C. Fletcher. He was also NASA's Acting Administrator between their administrations from September 16, 1970 to April 26, 1971. Following his retirement from the agency in June of 1976, Low became President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. Low was born in Vienna, Austria, on June 10, 1926 and earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees in Aeronautical Engineering from RPI. His undergraduate education, however, was interrupted by World War II, during which he served in the United States Army and became a naturalized citizen. Low was President of RPI until he died on July 17, 1984.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: LRC-1970-B701_P-01270
Date: January 16, 1970