Jon McBride
Jon McBride | |
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| Born | Jon Andrew McBride August 14, 1943 |
| Died | August 7, 2024 (aged 80) |
| Alma mater | West Virginia University Naval Postgraduate School (BS) Pepperdine University |
| Awards | Legion of Merit Defense Superior Service Medal Air Medal |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 8d 5h 23m |
| Selection | NASA Group 8 (1978) |
| Missions | STS-41-G STS-61-E (never flew) |
Mission insignia | |
| Retirement | May 12, 1989 |
Jon Andrew McBride (August 14, 1943 – August 7, 2024) was an American naval officer, test pilot, astronaut and administrator for NASA.
Over the course of his career with the United States Navy, McBride served as an aviator, a fighter pilot, a test pilot, and an aeronautical engineer. He had achieved the rank of captain when he retired in 1989.
McBride was an astronaut with NASA, a role in which he piloted STS-41-G, and would have been commander of STS-61-E had the mission not been cancelled in the wake of the Challenger disaster. He died on August 7, 2024, a week before his 81st birthday.