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Jon McBride

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Jon McBride
Born
Jon Andrew McBride

(1943-08-14)August 14, 1943
DiedAugust 7, 2024(2024-08-07) (aged 80)
Alma materWest Virginia University
Naval Postgraduate School (BS)
Pepperdine University
AwardsLegion of Merit
Defense Superior Service Medal
Air Medal
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankCaptain, USN
Time in space
8d 5h 23m
SelectionNASA Group 8 (1978)
MissionsSTS-41-G
STS-61-E (never flew)
Mission insignia
RetirementMay 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.