President Eisenhower with Dryden and Glennan
President Dwight D. Eisenhower is pictured with Dr. Hugh Dryden (left) and Dr. T. Keith Glennan. NASA was created on Oct. 1, 1958, to perform civilian research related to space flight and aeronautics. President Eisenhower commissioned Dr. Glennan as the first administrator for NASA and Dr Dryden as deputy administrator, swearing them in on August 19, 1958.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: jsc2001e25132
Date: August 19, 1958
President Eisenhower with Dryden and Glennan
President Dwight D. Eisenhower is pictured with Dr. Hugh Dryden (left) and Dr. T. Keith Glennan. NASA was created on Oct. 1, 1958, to perform civilian research related to space flight and aeronautics. President Eisenhower commissioned Dr. Glennan as the first administrator for NASA and Dr Dryden as deputy administrator, swearing them in on August 19, 1958.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: jsc2001e25132
Date: August 19, 1958