Jon McBride
Jon McBride was born August 14, 1943, in Charleston, West Virginia. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1971. He did graduate work in Human Resource Management at Pepperdine University. McBride\\\'s naval service began in 1965 with flight training at Pensacola, Florida. He has logged more than 8,800 hours flying timeâincluding 4,700 hours in jet aircraft. McBride became an astronaut in August 1979. In May 1989, McBride retired from NASA and the Navy, in order to pursue a business career. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Flying Eagle Corporation in Lewisburg, West Virginia, and President of the Constructorsâ Labor Council of West Virginia (heavy/highway construction contractors). In 1996, he unsuccessfully vied for the Republican nomination for Governor of West Virginia, losing to Cecil H. Underwood.
Spaceflights
1 STS-41G PLT 05.10. - 13.10.1984 8d 05h 23m
Total 8d 05h 23m
