Former NASA astronauts Roy Bridges and Mark Kelly will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame as its class of 2023. A retired U.S. Air Force Major General, Bridges piloted the Space Shuttle Challenger for the STS-51F mission in July 1985 and served as director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center from 1997 to 2003. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering science from the U.S. Air Force Academy and a master’s degree in astronautics from Purdue University. Bridges has logged 4,460 hours in aircraft including the F-100, F-104, YA/A-10, A-37, C-11, F-15, T-37 and T-38.
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