Dale Dehaven Myers (January 8, 1922 – May 19, 2015) was an American aerospace engineer who was Deputy Administrator of NASA, serving between October 6, 1986, and May 13, 1989.
He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Washington in Seattle in 1943.
"[3] Between 1939 and 1940 Myers attended Kansas City Junior College, then in 1943 he graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering.
[1] After a fire destroyed Apollo 1 and killed three astronauts in January 1967, much of the program's management was purged; Myers, however, was retained.
[4] In 1970, Myers was promoted to Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight at NASA, replacing George Mueller.
[4] On October 6, 1986, nine months after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, Myers was selected as Deputy Administrator of NASA.
[12] NASA historian Roger Launius credits Myers with bringing a sense of optimism to the agency following the disaster.