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Roy D. Bridges Jr.

1943 - Today

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Roy Dubard Bridges Jr. (born July 19, 1943) 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. As a command pilot, he has over 4,460 flying hours, and is a decorated veteran of 262 combat missions during the Vietnam War. He retired as a U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy D. Bridges Jr. has received more than 48,787 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy D. Bridges Jr. is the 377th most popular astronaut (up from 379th in 2019), the 12,818th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,839th in 2019) and the 182nd most popular American Astronaut.

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  • 16

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  • 2.85

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Roy D. Bridges Jr. ranks 377 out of 524Before him are Jon McBride, Frank L. Culbertson Jr., James S. Voss, Brent W. Jett Jr., Stephanie Wilson, and Kenneth Cockrell. After him are William Oefelein, Liu Wang, Michael L. Gernhardt, Bjarni Tryggvason, Roman Romanenko, and Donald Pettit.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Roy D. Bridges Jr. ranks 601Before him are Charles Murray, Donald Kalpokas, Wendy Richard, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Tommy Gemmell, and Jon McBride. After him are Mike Barrett, George Woods, Dick Van Arsdale, Howard Wilkinson, John Bryson, and Michael J. McCulley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy D. Bridges Jr. ranks 12,818 out of 18,182Before him are Jim "Bad News" Barnes (1941), Barney Frank (1940), Joseph Atiyeh (1957), Shelley Fabares (1944), Eddie McClintock (1967), and Scott Porter (1979). After him are Michael O'Shea (1906), Gayle Forman (1970), John August (1970), Justin Cronin (1962), Pete Buttigieg (1982), and Amy Chua (1962).

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Roy D. Bridges Jr. ranks 182Before him are Jon McBride (1943), Frank L. Culbertson Jr. (1949), James S. Voss (1949), Brent W. Jett Jr. (1958), Stephanie Wilson (1966), and Kenneth Cockrell (1950). After him are William Oefelein (1965), Michael L. Gernhardt (1956), Donald Pettit (1955), Mark C. Lee (1952), Charles L. Veach (1944), and Daniel M. Tani (1961).