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Hans Mark | |
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 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 June 17, 1929 Mannheim, Baden, Germany |
| Died | December 18, 2021 (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.