| Full Name: | Jon Andrew McBride |
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| Birthdate: | August 14, 1943 - Charleston, West Virginia |
| Death: | April 7, 2024 |
| Education: | Bachelor of Science in aeronautical engineering - U.S. Naval Postgraduate School West Virginia University Pepperdine University |
| Military Service: | Captain, United States Navy |
| Selection: | NASA Group (1978) |
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| STS-41 G |
| Challenger |
| October 5-13, 1984 |
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| Jon McBride was assigned the command of the STS-61 E mission before it was cancelled after the Challenger disaster. |
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| The STS-41 G crew | Jon McBride with an IMAX camera during the STS-41 G mission | The crew of the cancelled STS-61 E mission |
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