Roy Bridges | |
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| Director of the Langley Research Center | |
| In office June 13, 2003 – October 3, 2005 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Delma Freeman (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Lesa Roe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roy Dubard Bridges Jr. July 19, 1943 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | United States Air Force Academy (BS) Purdue University (MS) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Major General, USAF |
Time in space | 7d 22h 45m |
| Selection | NASA Group 9 (1980) |
| Missions | STS-51-F STS-61-F (never flew) |
Mission insignia |   |
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,[1] and is a decorated veteran of 262 combat missions during the Vietnam War. He retired as a U.S. Air Force major general, last serving as the Director of Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, from June 1993 until his retirement. He is married with two adult children.