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Jon McBride

1943 - 2024

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Jon Andrew McBride (August 14, 1943 – August 7, 2024) was an American naval officer, test pilot, astronaut and administrator for NASA. Throughout 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 canceled as the next scheduled launch in the wake of the Challenger disaster. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jon McBride is the 210th most popular astronaut (up from 408th in 2019), the 7,582nd most popular biography from United States (up from 14,109th in 2019) and the 95th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Jon McBride ranks 210 out of 556. Before him are James C. Adamson, Karol J. Bobko, Ronald J. Garan Jr., Koichi Wakata, Michael J. Adams, and Gennady Sarafanov. After him are Loren Acton, Clifton Williams, Valery Korzun, Liu Yang, Claudie Haigneré, and Mamoru Mohri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Jon McBride ranks 487. Before him are Kaoru Ikeya, John Lennox, Arnaldo Cézar Coelho, Marília Pêra, Bobby Vee, and Rick Danko. After him are Klaus Köste, Csaba Fenyvesi, Frank Forberger, Dante Spinotti, Eduardo Serra, and Daniel Robin. Among people deceased in 2024, Jon McBride ranks 360. Before him are Hugo Villanueva, Imerio Massignan, Jean-Claude Gaudin, James Darren, Hama Amadou, and Toini Pöysti. After him are Janis Paige, Willi Giesemann, Emilio Correa, Bruce Ames, Yves Herbet, and Song Jae-rim.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jon McBride ranks 7,584 out of 20,380. Before him are Jessica Jaymes (1979), Robert B. Parker (1932), William Dean Howells (1837), Emma Smith (1804), Kristen Cloke (1968), and Ottis Toole (1947). After him are Gilbert Kaplan (1941), Henry Carr (1941), Loren Acton (1936), Paul Whiteman (1890), Clifton Williams (1932), and John O'Hara (1905).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Jon McBride ranks 95. Before him are Elliot See (1927), Laurel Clark (1961), James C. Adamson (1946), Karol J. Bobko (1937), Ronald J. Garan Jr. (1961), and Michael J. Adams (1930). After him are Loren Acton (1936), Clifton Williams (1932), Mario Runco Jr. (1952), John E. Blaha (1942), Brent W. Jett Jr. (1958), and Dale Gardner (1948).

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