Former NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden is amongst those with a different take. His version directly contradicts both Lousma and Fullerton, claiming that he "hot stick downmoded" rather than used the glareshield pushbuttons. Consequently, he did not know that the autoland system was still partially engaged until Fullerton warned him, causing Lousma to pitch up; Bolden, who had worked on the autoland system early in his astronaut career prior to his first space flight, stated in 2004 that "he saved the vehicle" by doing so.