Bridges

Personal data:

Birthdate:  19.07.1943 Birthplace:  Atlanta / Georgia Marital status:  married Children:  two Selection date:  19.05.1980 Selection groupe:  NASA-9 Job:  PLT Status:  Ret. 00.03.1986

Spaceflights:

Additional information

• Bachelor of science in engineering science, from the USAF Academy, 1965; master of science in astronautics from Pudue University, 1965;
• Major General, USAF; he flew 262 combat missions in Vietnam; test pilot;
• unsuccessful application for NASA astronaut group 8
• Commander of the Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick AFB, Florida; since March 1997 Director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center; since August 10, 2003 Center Director for the NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia.
• hobbies: Jogging, camping, backpacking, flying;