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William Readdy | |
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| Born | William Francis Readdy January 24, 1952 |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) |
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| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 28d 0h 44m |
| Selection | NASA Group 12 (1987) |
| Missions | STS-42 STS-51 STS-79 |
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William Francis Readdy is a former Associate Administrator of the Office of Space Flight, at NASA Headquarters.[1]
He was born January 24, 1952, in Quonset Point, Rhode Island, and is married to Colleen Nevius. They have two sons and a daughter.
He graduated from McLean High School, McLean, Virginia, in 1970 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering (with honors) from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1974. He's a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School 1980. Readdy is a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, the Explorers Club, and the Royal Astronautical Society and is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA. He also belongs to the Association of Space Explorers.
Readdy currently serves on the board of directors of the Challenger Center for Space Science Education as Treasurer. Readdy is also currently a member of the board of directors of Astrobotic Technology, a Carnegie Mellon University spinoff company that is competing for the Google Lunar X Prize.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (January 2006). "William F. Readdy" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.