Bruce E. Melnick

Bruce Edward Melnick
Bruce Edward Melnick
Bruce Edward Melnick
Astronaut NASA
Státní příslušnostUSA USA
Datum narození5. prosince 1949 (73 let)
Místo narozeníNew York
Čas ve vesmíru12 dní, 23 hodin a 27 minut
Kosmonaut od1987
MiseSTS-41, STS-49
Znaky misíSts-41-patch.png Znak mise
Kosmonaut do1988
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Bruce Edward Melnick (* 5. prosince 1949 v New Yorku, USA), americký kosmonaut. Ve vesmíru byl dvakrát.

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Mládí a výcvik

V roce 1967 absolvoval střední školu ve Clearwateru, roky 1967-1968 strávil v Georgia Institute of Technology v Atlantě a v letech 1972-1975 absolvoval studia na univerzitě West Florida.

V týmu astronautů NASA byl v letech 1987 až 1988. Oženil se s Kaye, rozenou Aughtmannovou a mají spolu dvě děti.

Lety do vesmíru

Na oběžnou dráhu se v raketoplánech dostal dvakrát a strávil ve vesmíru 12 dní, 23 hodiny a 27 minut. Byl 231 člověkem ve vesmíru.

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STS-41 Mission Insignia

The STS-41 crew patch, designed by the five astronaut crewmembers, depicts the Space Shuttle orbiting Earth after deployment of its primary payload -- the Ulysses satellite. The orbiter is shown passing over the southeastern United States, representative of its 28-degree inclination orbit. Ulysses, the Solar Exploration Satellite, as the fastest man-made object in the universe, traveling at 30 miles per second (over 100,000 mph) is represented by the streaking silver teardrop passing over the sun. Ulysses' path is depicted by the bright red spiral originating from the Shuttle cargo bay. The three-legged trajectory, extending out the payload bay, is symbolic of the astronaut logo and is in honor of those who have given their lives in the conquest of space. The five stars, four gold and one silver, represent STS-41 and each of its crewmembers.
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STS-49 Patch
  • STS-49 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, crew insignia (logo), the official insignia of the NASA STS-49 mission, captures space flight's spirit of exploration which has its origins in the early seagoing vessels that explored the uncharted reaches of Earth and its oceans. The ship depicted on the patch is HMS Endeavour, the sailing vessel which Captain James Cook commanded on his first scientific expedition to the South Pacific. Just as Captain Cook engaged in unprecedented feats of exploration during his voyage, on Endeavour's maiden flight, its crew will expand the horizons of space operations with an unprecedented rendezvous and series of three space walks. During three consecutive days of extravehicular activity (EVA), the crew will conduct one space walk to retrieve, repair and deploy the INTELSAT IV-F3 communications satellite, and two additional EVAs to evaluate the potential Space Station Freedom (SSF) assembly concepts. The flags flying on Endeavour's masts wear the colors of the two schools that won the nationwide contest when Endeavour was chosen as the name of NASA's newest Space Shuttle: Senatobia (Mississippi) Middle School and Tallulah Falls (Georgia) School The names of the STS-49 flight crewmembers are located around the edge of the patch. They are Commander Daniel C. Brandenstein, Pilot Kevin P. Chilton, Mission Specialist (MS) Pierre J. Thuot, MS Kathryn C. Thornton, MS Richard J. Hieb, MS Thomas D. Akers, and MS Bruce E. Melnick. Each crewmember contributed to the design of the insignia.
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Bruce E. Melnick, Commander USCG and American Mission specialist to STS-41 and STS-49.