Bruce E. Melnick

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Bruce Edward Melnick is a retired American astronaut and 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.

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Bruce Edward Melnick
military officer, astronaut, 

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  • STS-41
    human spaceflight
  • STS-49
    human spaceflight
STS-41 crew communicates with ground controllers from OV-103`s flight deckSTS-41 crew communicates with ground controllers from OV-103's flight deck
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STS-41 MS Melnick experiments with VCS on OV-103`s aft flight deckSTS-41 MS Melnick experiments with VCS on OV-103's aft flight deck
STS-41 MS Melnick displays US Coast Guard decal on OV-103`s middeckSTS-41 MS Melnick displays US Coast Guard decal on OV-103's middeck
STS-41 crewmembers pose on OV-103`s middeck for inflight (in-space) portraitSTS-41 crewmembers pose on OV-103's middeck for inflight (in-space) portrait
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STS-41 crew communicates with ground controllers from OV-103`s flight deckSTS-41 crew communicates with ground controllers from OV-103's flight deck
STS-41 MS Melnick experiments with VCS on OV-103`s aft flight deckSTS-41 MS Melnick experiments with VCS on OV-103's aft flight deck
STS-41 MS Melnick displays US Coast Guard decal on OV-103`s middeckSTS-41 MS Melnick displays US Coast Guard decal on OV-103's middeck
STS-41 crewmembers pose on OV-103`s middeck for inflight (in-space) portraitSTS-41 crewmembers pose on OV-103's middeck for inflight (in-space) portrait
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    classorbitSTS-41Bruce E. Melnick, Richard N. Richards, Robert D. Cabana, Thomas Akers, William Shepherd, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSTS-49Bruce E. Melnick, Daniel Brandenstein, Kathryn C. Thornton, Kevin P. Chilton, Pierre J. Thuot, Richard Hieb, Thomas Akers, human spaceflight,Wikidata
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    commonsimageSTS-41 MS Melnick displays US Coast Guard decal on OV-103's middeck Commons
    commonsimageSTS-41 crewmembers pose on OV-103's middeck for inflight (in-space) portrait Commons
    commonsimageBruce E. Melnick Commons
    commonsimageSTS-41 crew communicates with ground controllers from OV-103's flight deck Commons
    commonsimageSTS-41 MS Melnick experiments with VCS on OV-103's aft flight deck Commons
    commonsimageSTS-41 MS Melnick displays US Coast Guard decal on OV-103's middeck Commons
    commonsimageSTS-41 crewmembers pose on OV-103's middeck for inflight (in-space) portrait Commons