Roy Bridges Jr
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Roy Bridges Jr

Maj Gen Roy D. Bridges Jr
Born 1940s.
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Father: Roy Dubard Bridges Sr
Mother: Elizabeth Roberson

Roy Dubard Bridges Jr. (born July 19, 1943, in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American pilot, engineer, retired United States Air Force officer, test pilot, former NASA astronaut and the former Director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center and Langley Research Center.

1943 Born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
1965 Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science, United States Air Force Academy. During his Air Force career, he was awarded the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Meritorious Service Medal and fourteen Air Medals.
Air Force
Distinguished
Service
Defense
Superior
Service
Legion
of Merit
Distinguished
Flying
Cross
Meritorious
Service
Air
Medal
1966 Master of Science in Astronautics, Purdue University.
1980 Selected by NASA in Astronauts Group 9. [1]
1985 Flew on Challenger STS-51-F as Pilot with Charles Fullerton, Karl Henize, Story Musgrave, Anthony W. England, Loren Acton and John-David F. Bartoe. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal. [2]
STS-51-F
NASA
Space Flight
1996 Retired from the Air Force.
1997 Director, Kennedy Space Center.
2001 Awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, his first of 3. [2]
2003 Director, Langley Research Center.
2004 Awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, his second of 3. [2]
2005 Retired from NASA. Awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, his third of 3. [2]

Sources

  1. Wikipedia List of Astronauts, by Year
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Agency Awards Historical Recipient List

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