James E. Webb

James Edwin Webb (October 7, 1906 – March 27, 1992) was an American government official. He was the second administrator of NASA from February 14, 1961, to October 7, 1968. He was in charge of NASA during its Mercury and Gemini programs.

James E. Webb
Official NASA photo, 1966
2nd Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
In office February 14, 1961 – October 7, 1968
President	John F. Kennedy Lyndon Johnson
Deputy	Hugh Dryden Robert Seamans Thomas O. Paine
Preceded by	T. Keith Glennan
Succeeded by	Thomas O. Paine
United States Under Secretary of State
In office January 28, 1949 – February 29, 1952
President	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Robert A. Lovett
Succeeded by	David Bruce
7th Director of the Bureau of the Budget
In office July 13, 1946 – January 27, 1949
President	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Harold D. Smith
Succeeded by	Frank Pace
Personal details
Born	James Edwin Webb (1906-10-07)October 7, 1906 Tally Ho, North Carolina, U.S. (now Stem)
Died	March 27, 1992(1992-03-27) (aged 85) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Patsy Aiken Douglas (m. 1938)
Children	2
Education	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) George Washington University (JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1930–1932 1944–1945
Rank	Lieutenant colonel[1]

In 2002, the Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST) was renamed the James Webb Space Telescope in honor of Webb.

Webb died from a heart attack at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. on March 27, 1992, at age 85.[2] He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.