Hans Mark

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Hans Mark
Mark in 1998
13th United States Secretary of the Air Force
In office July 26, 1979 – February 9, 1981 Acting: May 18, 1979 – July 26, 1979
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	John C. Stetson
Succeeded by	Verne Orr
7th Director of the National Reconnaissance Office
In office August 3, 1977 – October 8, 1979
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Thomas C. Reed
Succeeded by	Robert J. Hermann
Personal details
Born	Hans Michael Mark (1929-06-17)June 17, 1929 Mannheim, Baden, Germany
Died	December 18, 2021(2021-12-18) (aged 92) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, PhD)

Hans Michael Mark (June 17, 1929 – December 18, 2021) was a German-born American government official who served as Secretary of the Air Force and as a Deputy Administrator of NASA. He was an expert and consultant in aerospace design and national defense policy.

Mark retired from the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering in July 2014.