Brian Duffy (astronaut)
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Retired |
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June 20, 1953 Rockland, Massachusetts |
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Other occupation
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Test Pilot |
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USAFA, B.S. 1975 USC, M.S. 1981 |
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| Rank | Colonel, USAF |
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Time in space
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40d 17h 37m |
| Selection | 1985 NASA Group 11 |
| Missions | STS-45, STS-57, STS-72, STS-92 |
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Brian Duffy (born June 20, 1953, Boston, Massachusetts) is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions.
Graduated from Rockland High School, Rockland, Massachusetts in 1971. In 1975 he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the United States Air Force Academy. In 1981 he received a Master of Science degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California.
Duffy graduated from the USAF Academy in 1975. He completed Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, in 1976, and was selected to fly the F-15. He was stationed at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, until 1979.
At the end of 1979 he transferred to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. He flew F-15’s there until 1982 when he was selected to attend the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. Following graduation, he served as the Director of F-15 Tests at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
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