Flight record
2 flights on padside's record, flying from 1990 to 1992.
2Flights
13d 1hTime in space
Not recordedEVA time
0Spacewalks
Flights count launches with a definitive outcome — the same basis as the Stats page.
Biography
Bruce Edward Melnick is a former American astronaut and retired United States Coast Guard officer. Following retirement from NASA and the Coast Guard, he entered the aerospace industry. He served as a Vice President with the Boeing Co.'s Integrated Defense Systems group, in charge of Boeing's Florida operations at the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Melnick retired in 2008 and currently resides on Merritt Island, Florida.
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Background
- Born in
- New York City
- Education
- Georgia Tech; United States Coast Guard Academy; University of West Florida; Clearwater High School
- Awards
- Distinguished Flying Cross
From Wikidata.
Flights
- Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-49May 7, 1992
- Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-41October 6, 1990
Born 1949-12-05 · age 76