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Bruce Edward Melnick
Astronaut
Nationality American
Born December 5, 1949
New York City, New York
Other occupation Coast Guard
Rank Commander, USCG
Space time 12d 23h 27m
Selection 1987 NASA Group
Missions STS-41, STS-49
Mission
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Bruce Edward Melnick (born 1949) is a former American astronaut and retired United States Coast Guard officer. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Commander is a Military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service 1957 - Man In Space Soonest Group 1 - USA Neil A Armstrong, Albert S STS-41 was the eleventh mission of the Space Shuttle ''Discovery''. STS-49 was the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle ''Endeavour''. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained Following retirement from NASA and the Coast Guard, he entered the aerospace industry. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program He currently serves as a Vice President with the Boeing Co. 's Integrated Defense Systems group, in charge of Boeing's Florida operations at the John F. The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC).

He resides on Merritt Island, Florida. Merritt Island is a Census designated place in Brevard County, Florida, United States.

He received a bachelor's degree in engineering with honors from the United States Coast Guard Academy, and a master’s degree in aeronautical systems from the University of West Florida. Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and The United States Coast Guard Academy ( USCGA) is the Military academy of the United States Coast Guard. The University of West Florida (also known as West Florida and UWF) is a public university located in Pensacola Florida, United States of America He was awarded an honorary doctorate of science degree from the University of West Florida on 28 April 2001. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

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Coast Guard career

Melnick spent 20 years in the United States Coast Guard, rising to the rank of Commander. His assignments included serving as operations officer and chief test pilot at the Coast Guard Aircraft Program Office in Grand Prairie, Texas. Test pilots are Aviators who fly new and modified Aircraft in specific maneuvers allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant Counties in the U Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. In that capacity, he conducted most of the developmental and all of the acceptance test flights for the HH-65 Dolphin helicopter, including sea trials, and wrote the HH-65 flight manual. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

Melnick as NASA astronaut.
Melnick as NASA astronaut.

During his Coast Guard service, Melnick received numerous awards, including two Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medals, two Distinguished Flying Crosses and the Secretary of Transportation Heroism Award. The United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government The Distinguished Service Medal is the highest non-valorous military and civilian decoration of the United States of America military which is issued for exceptionally meritorious The Distinguished Flying Cross is a medal awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself or herself in

In 1992, he received the U. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) S. Coast Guard Academy Distinguished Alumni Award. He logged over 5,000 hours flying time, predominantly in the HH-3F Pelican, HH-52 Sea Guard, HH-65 Dolphin, and T-38 Talon aircraft. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Melnick was selected 1987 by NASA and became in August 1988 astronaut with the missions STS-41 and STS-49. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) STS-41 was the eleventh mission of the Space Shuttle ''Discovery''. STS-49 was the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle ''Endeavour''. He was the first Coast Guard aviator to participate in the space program, and was the first Coast Guard aviator into space.

Commander Melnick retired from the U. S. Coast Guard and left NASA in July 1992. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)

Aerospace-industry career

Currently, Bruce Melnick is the Vice President for Boeing Florida Operations at the John F. The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Melnick’s organization, a part of the Boeing Integrated Defense Systems group, provides a variety of support services to Boeing programs in the state. Headquartered in Titusville, the organization has approximately 2,400 employees. Services provided by Boeing in Florida include engineering, facilities and maintenance support to NASA and the Department of Defense for Space Shuttle, International Space Station and Delta rocket programs. Delta is a family of Expendable launch systems that have provided space launch capability in the United States since 1960 Melnick is also responsible for the pursuit of new business for the company in Florida.

Melnick was formerly the Boeing Company Vice President at KSC for the Payload Ground Operations Contract with NASA, with 1,600 employees. The contract included all the engineering and facilities support and maintenance activities related to preparing spacecraft and/or payloads for the Space Shuttle missions prior to launch and after landing. The division also provided support to NASA and its contractors for the International Space Station hardware.

Prior to joining Boeing (McDonnell Douglas at the time), Melnick was Vice President/Director for Shuttle Engineering at United Space Alliance, formerly Lockheed Martin Space Operations, from 1994 to 1996. McDonnell Douglas was a major American Aerospace manufacturer and Defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft United Space Alliance (USA is spaceflight operations company USA is a joint venture equally owned by The Boeing Company (NYSEBA and Lockheed Martin Corporation Lockheed Martin ( is a large multinational Aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology Company formed in 1995 by the merger of Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) From 1992 to 1994, he was Director of Process Improvement Technology at Lockheed Space Operations Company. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)

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Brevard Community College Foundation

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References

Brevard Community College, founded in 1960, is a Community college on Florida's Space Coast, in Brevard County Florida. Florida Institute of Technology, also known as Florida Tech, is a private independent technical university located in Melbourne Florida.
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