Bale Dalton
NASA Deputy Chief of Staff
Bale Dalton is the deputy chief of staff at NASA, where he works with Administrator Bill Nelson with shaping the strategic direction and overseeing operations of one of America’s most innovative agencies.
A native of Orlando, Florida, Bale Dalton was previously Director of Navy Programs at Air Center Helicopters, Inc., an expeditionary aviation services provider headquartered in Burleson, Texas.
Dalton also served as military legislative assistant to Nelson in the Senate and was temporarily appointed a foreign service officer at the Department of State working in the Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships. Dalton is a commissioned naval officer and designated Naval Aviator, with multiple deployments in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. Now a reservist, he previously commanded the special operations support squadron HSC-85 and continues service as Training Wing Five Reserve Component Commander.
Dalton is a bachelor of science in ocean engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy, master of public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, and master of business administration from the Wharton School.
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
Susie Perez Quinn
NASA Chief of Staff
Casey Swails
NASA Deputy Associate Administrator
Bale Dalton
NASA Deputy Chief of Staff
Thomas E. Cremins
NASA Associate Administrator for Space Security Interests
Dr. Kurt Vogel
Director of Space Architectures
