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
astronaut, military officer, Distinguished Flying Cross, NASA Astronaut Group 12United States

NASA Astronaut Group 12

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  • STS-41
    human spaceflight
  • STS-49
    human spaceflight
1949-12-05T00:00:00Z
1949-12-05T00:00:00Z
1949 Bruce E. Melnick
1990-10-06T00:00:00Z
1990-10-06T00:00:00Z
1990 STS-41
1992-05-07T00:00:00Z
1992-05-07T00:00:00Z
1992 STS-49
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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
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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
Bruce E. MelnickBruce E. Melnick
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