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{{Infobox astronaut
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|name = Brian Duffy
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|6|20}}
| type =[[NASA]] [[Astronaut]]
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|birth_place = [[Rockland, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| nationality =American
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| status =Retired
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| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1953|06|20}}
|education = [[United States Air Force Academy]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[University of Southern California]] ([[Master of Science|MS]])
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| birth_place =[[Rockland, Massachusetts]]
| occupation =[[Test pilot|Test Pilot]]
|type = [[NASA astronaut]]
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|rank = [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]], [[United States Air Force|USAF]]
| rank =[[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]], [[USAF]]
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|selection = [[NASA Astronaut Group 11|NASA Group 11 (1985)]]
|mission = [[STS-45]]<br>[[STS-57]]<br>[[STS-72]]<br>[[STS-92]]
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| insignia =[[File:Sts-45-patch.png|40px]][[File:Sts-57-patch.png|40px]][[File:Sts-72-patch.png|40px]][[File:Sts-92-patch.svg|40px]]
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'''Brian Duffy''' (born June 20, 1953, [[Boston, Massachusetts]]) is a retired [[U.S. Air Force]] [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] and a former [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]. He flew aboard four [[Space Shuttle]] missions.
'''Brian Duffy''' (born June 20, 1953, [[Boston, Massachusetts]]) is a retired [[U.S. Air Force]] [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] and a former [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]. He flew aboard four [[Space Shuttle]] missions.


==Education==
==Education==


Duffy graduated from [[Rockland Senior High School|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]] and completed Undergraduate Pilot Training at [[Columbus Air Force Base]], [[Mississippi]], in 1976. In 1981 he received a [[Master of Science]] degree in [[Systems Management]] from the [[University of Southern California]].<ref>"[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/03/22/Air-Force-Lt-Col-Brian-Duffy-38-Atlantis-co-pilot/3161701240400/ Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Duffy, 38: Atlantis co-pilot)]," UPI, 22 Mar. 1992.</ref>
Duffy graduated from [[Rockland Senior High School|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]] and completed Undergraduate Pilot Training as part of Class 76-10 at [[Columbus Air Force Base]], [[Mississippi]], in August 1976. In 1981 he received a [[Master of Science]] degree in [[systems management]] from the [[University of Southern California]].<ref name="upi.com">"[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/03/22/Air-Force-Lt-Col-Brian-Duffy-38-Atlantis-co-pilot/3161701240400/ Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Duffy, 38: Atlantis co-pilot)]," UPI, 22 Mar. 1992.</ref>


==Military career==
==Military career==
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==NASA career==
==NASA career==
Selected by NASA in June 1985, Duffy became an [[astronaut]] in July 1986. He participated in the development and testing of displays, flight crew procedures, and computer software to be used on Shuttle flights. He served as spacecraft communicator ([[Capsule communicator|CAPCOM]]) in [[Mission Control]] during numerous [[Space Shuttle]] missions. He also served as Assistant Director (Technical) and as Deputy Director (Acting) of the [[Johnson Space Center]]. In this role he assisted the Center Director in the direction and management of JSC's resources, functions, programs, and projects assigned to the Center. A veteran of four space flights, he has logged a total of 40 days, 17 hours, 34 minutes and 59 seconds in space.<ref name=AstroScholar>"[https://www.astronautscholarship.org/Astronauts/brian-duffy/ Brian Duffy]," bio at ''Astronaut Scholarship Foundation''.</ref>
Selected by NASA in June 1985, Duffy became an [[astronaut]] in July 1986. He participated in the development and testing of displays, flight crew procedures, and computer software to be used on Shuttle flights. He served as spacecraft communicator ([[Capsule communicator|CAPCOM]]) in [[Mission Control]] during numerous [[Space Shuttle]] missions. He also served as Assistant Director (Technical) and as Deputy Director (Acting) of the [[Johnson Space Center]]. In this role he assisted the Center Director in the direction and management of JSC's resources, functions, programs, and projects assigned to the center. A veteran of four space flights, he has logged a total of 40 days, 17 hours, 34 minutes and 59 seconds in space.<ref name=AstroScholar>"[https://www.astronautscholarship.org/Astronauts/brian-duffy/ Brian Duffy]," bio at ''Astronaut Scholarship Foundation''.</ref>

===Space flight experience===
===Space flight experience===
Duffy was the pilot on [[STS-45]] ''[[Atlantis]]'' (March 24 to April 2, 1992), the first of the ATLAS series of missions to address the [[Earth's atmosphere|atmosphere]] and its interaction with the [[Sun]].
Duffy was the pilot on [[STS-45]] ''[[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Atlantis]]'' (March 24 to April 2, 1992), the first of the ATLAS series of missions to address the [[Earth's atmosphere|atmosphere]] and its interaction with the [[Sun]].<ref name="STS-45">{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-45 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-45.html |website=Mission Archives |publisher=[[NASA]] |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506150816/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-45.html |archive-date=6 May 2021 |date=31 March 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>


He also was the pilot on [[STS-57]] ''[[Space Shuttle Endeavour|Endeavour]]'' (June 21 to July 1, 1993). Mission highlights included retrieval of the European Retrievable Carrier with the Shuttle's robotic arm, a [[spacewalk]] by two crew members, and an assortment of experiments in the first flight of the [[Spacehab]] middeck augmentation module.
He also was the pilot on [[STS-57]] ''[[Space Shuttle Endeavour|Endeavour]]'' (June 21 to July 1, 1993). Mission highlights included retrieval of the European Retrievable Carrier with the Shuttle's robotic arm, a [[spacewalk]] by two crew members, and an assortment of experiments in the first flight of the [[Spacehab]] middeck augmentation module.<ref name="STS-57">{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-57 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-57.html |website=Mission Archives |publisher=[[NASA]] |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506151044/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-57.html |archive-date=6 May 2021 |date=31 March 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>


Duffy next commanded a six-man crew on [[STS-72]] ''Endeavour'' (January 11–20, 1996). During the 9-day flight the crew retrieved the Space Flyer Unit (launched from Japan 10-months earlier), deployed and retrieved the OAST-Flyer, and conducted two spacewalks to demonstrate and evaluate techniques to be used in the assembly of the [[International Space Station]].
Duffy next commanded a six-man crew on [[STS-72]] ''Endeavour'' (January 11–20, 1996). During the 9-day flight, the crew retrieved the Space Flyer Unit (launched from Japan 10-months earlier), deployed and retrieved the OAST-Flyer, and conducted two spacewalks to demonstrate and evaluate techniques to be used in the assembly of the [[International Space Station]].<ref name="STS-72">{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-72 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-72.html |website=Mission Archives |publisher=[[NASA]] |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506151243/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-72.html |archive-date=6 May 2021 |date=23 November 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>


Duffy commanded a crew of seven on [[STS-92]] ''[[Space Shuttle Discovery|Discovery]]'' (October 11–24, 2000). During the 13-day flight, the seven member crew attached the Z1 Truss and Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 to the International Space Station using ''Discovery'''s robotic arm and performed four space walks to configure these elements. This expansion of the ISS opened the door for future assembly missions and prepared the station for its first resident crew.
Duffy commanded a crew of seven on [[STS-92]] ''[[Space Shuttle Discovery|Discovery]]'' (October 11–24, 2000). During the 13-day flight, the seven member crew attached the Z1 Truss and Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 to the International Space Station using ''Discovery''{{'}}s robotic arm and performed four spacewalks to configure these elements. This expansion of the ISS opened the door for future assembly missions and prepared the station for its first resident crew.<ref name="STS-92">{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-92 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-92.html |website=Mission Archives |publisher=[[NASA]] |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506151504/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-92.html |archive-date=6 May 2021 |date=15 February 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>


==Post-retirement business career==
==Post-retirement business career==
Duffy retired from the Air Force and NASA in 2001. He was Vice President of Mission Operations and Support Services for the [[Lockheed Martin Corporation]] from 2004 to 2008. He is currently Vice President and JSC Program Manager for Exploration Systems at [[Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems|Orbital ATK]].<ref name=AstroScholar /> ([[Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems]] acquired Orbital ATK in 2018.)<ref>Erwin, Sandra. "[https://spacenews.com/acquisition-of-orbital-atk-approved-company-renamed-northrop-grumman-innovation-systems/ Acquisition of Orbital ATK approved, company renamed Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems]," ''spacenews.com'', 5 June 2018.</ref>
Duffy retired from the Air Force and NASA in 2001. He was Vice President of Mission Operations and Support Services for the [[Lockheed Martin Corporation]] from 2004 to 2008. He is currently Vice President and JSC Program Manager for Exploration Systems at [[Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems|Orbital ATK]],<ref name=AstroScholar /> which was acquired by and renamed [[Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems]] in 2018.<ref>Erwin, Sandra. "[https://spacenews.com/acquisition-of-orbital-atk-approved-company-renamed-northrop-grumman-innovation-systems/ Acquisition of Orbital ATK approved, company renamed Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems]," ''spacenews.com'', 5 June 2018.</ref>


==Personal==
==Personal life==
Brian Duffy is married to the former Janet M. Helms of [[West Lafayette, Indiana]] and they have two children.<ref>"[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/03/22/Air-Force-Lt-Col-Brian-Duffy-38-Atlantis-co-pilot/3161701240400/ Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Duffy, 38: Atlantis co-pilot)]," UPI, 22 Mar. 1992.</ref>
Brian Duffy is married to the former Janet M. Helms of [[West Lafayette, Indiana]], and they have two children.<ref name="upi.com"/>


==Organizations==
==Organizations==
* [[United States Air Force Academy Association of Graduates]]<ref>https://www.usafa.edu/about/development-alumni/notable-grads/</ref>
* [[Air Force Association]]
* [[Air Force Association]]
* Association of Graduates, U.S. Air Force Academy<ref>[https://www2.usafa.org/ClassData/Index/1975 "Class of 1975 - Key Data,"] ''Association of Graduates, U.S. Air Force Academy''.</ref>
* [[Association of Space Explorers]]
* [[Association of Space Explorers]]


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
* Distinguished Graduate of USAF [[Undergraduate Pilot Training]] where he was awarded the UPT Flying Training Award
* Distinguished Graduate of USAF [[Undergraduate Pilot Training]] Class 76-10 where he was awarded the UPT Flying Training Award
* Distinguished Graduate of USAF Test Pilot School Class 82B
* Distinguished Graduate of USAF Test Pilot School Class 82B
* [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]]
* [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]]
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* [[Air Force Commendation Medal]]
* [[Air Force Commendation Medal]]
* [[NASA Space Flight Medal]]s (4)
* [[NASA Space Flight Medal]]s (4)
* Inducted into [[United States Astronaut Hall of Fame]], May 14, 2016<ref>"[https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/features/orbital-atk-s-brian-duffy-inducted-into-astronaut-hall-of-fame Orbital ATK's Brian Duffy Inducted Into Astronaut Hall of Fame]," ''Northrup Grumman Newsroom'', 17 May 2016.</ref>
* Inducted into [[United States Astronaut Hall of Fame]], May 14, 2016<ref>"[https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/features/orbital-atk-s-brian-duffy-inducted-into-astronaut-hall-of-fame Orbital ATK's Brian Duffy Inducted Into Astronaut Hall of Fame]," ''Northrop Grumman Newsroom'', 17 May 2016.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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{{Portal|Biography}}
{{Portal|Biography}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/duffy_brian.pdf |title=Biographical Data: BRIAN DUFFY (COLONEL, USAF, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER) |publisher=NASA |access-date=January 18, 2021|date=August 2002}}
*[http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/duffy.html NASA Bio of Duffy]
*[http://www.spacefacts.de//bios/astronauts/english/duffy_brian.htm Spacefacts biography of Brian Duffy]
*[http://www.spacefacts.de//bios/astronauts/english/duffy_brian.htm Spacefacts biography of Brian Duffy]
*{{C-SPAN|Brian Duffy 03}}
*{{C-SPAN|34360}}

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Latest revision as of 02:24, 3 October 2024

This article is about the American astronaut. For other uses, see Brian Duffy (disambiguation).
Brian Duffy
Born (1953-06-20) June 20, 1953 (age 71)
Rockland, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationUnited States Air Force Academy (BS)
University of Southern California (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankColonel, USAF
Time in space
40d 17h 37m
SelectionNASA Group 11 (1985)
MissionsSTS-45
STS-57
STS-72
STS-92
Mission insignia

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.

Education

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Duffy 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 and completed Undergraduate Pilot Training as part of Class 76-10 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, in August 1976. In 1981 he received a Master of Science degree in systems management from the University of Southern California.[1]

Military career

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After graduating from the USAF Academy in 1975, Duffy was selected to fly the F-15 and was stationed at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, until 1979, when he transferred to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. He flew F-15s there until 1982 when he was selected to attend the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in California and then became the Director of F-15 Flight Test at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.[2][3]

Duffy logged over 5,000 hours of flight time in more than 25 different aircraft.[4]

NASA career

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Selected by NASA in June 1985, Duffy became an astronaut in July 1986. He participated in the development and testing of displays, flight crew procedures, and computer software to be used on Shuttle flights. He served as spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) in Mission Control during numerous Space Shuttle missions. He also served as Assistant Director (Technical) and as Deputy Director (Acting) of the Johnson Space Center. In this role he assisted the Center Director in the direction and management of JSC's resources, functions, programs, and projects assigned to the center. A veteran of four space flights, he has logged a total of 40 days, 17 hours, 34 minutes and 59 seconds in space.[5]

Space flight experience

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Duffy was the pilot on STS-45 Atlantis (March 24 to April 2, 1992), the first of the ATLAS series of missions to address the atmosphere and its interaction with the Sun.[6]

He also was the pilot on STS-57 Endeavour (June 21 to July 1, 1993). Mission highlights included retrieval of the European Retrievable Carrier with the Shuttle's robotic arm, a spacewalk by two crew members, and an assortment of experiments in the first flight of the Spacehab middeck augmentation module.[7]

Duffy next commanded a six-man crew on STS-72 Endeavour (January 11–20, 1996). During the 9-day flight, the crew retrieved the Space Flyer Unit (launched from Japan 10-months earlier), deployed and retrieved the OAST-Flyer, and conducted two spacewalks to demonstrate and evaluate techniques to be used in the assembly of the International Space Station.[8]

Duffy commanded a crew of seven on STS-92 Discovery (October 11–24, 2000). During the 13-day flight, the seven member crew attached the Z1 Truss and Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 to the International Space Station using Discovery's robotic arm and performed four spacewalks to configure these elements. This expansion of the ISS opened the door for future assembly missions and prepared the station for its first resident crew.[9]

Post-retirement business career

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Duffy retired from the Air Force and NASA in 2001. He was Vice President of Mission Operations and Support Services for the Lockheed Martin Corporation from 2004 to 2008. He is currently Vice President and JSC Program Manager for Exploration Systems at Orbital ATK,[5] which was acquired by and renamed Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems in 2018.[10]

Personal life

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Brian Duffy is married to the former Janet M. Helms of West Lafayette, Indiana, and they have two children.[1]

Organizations

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Duffy, 38: Atlantis co-pilot)," UPI, 22 Mar. 1992.
  2. ^ "Brian Duffy," interview by Sandra Johnson. NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project Edited Oral History Transcript, 21 June 2004.
  3. ^ Ford, Catherine A. and Bonnie Baer. "Brian Duffy (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) NASA Astronaut (former)," The Astronauts Memorial Foundation, 2018
  4. ^ "Brian Duffy: Astronaut (Retired)," NASA Astronaut Profile, Houston Manned Space Flight Education Foundation, spacecenter.org. n.d.
  5. ^ a b "Brian Duffy," bio at Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.
  6. ^ Ryba, Jeanne (31 March 2010). "STS-45". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  7. ^ Ryba, Jeanne (31 March 2010). "STS-57". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  8. ^ Ryba, Jeanne (23 November 2007). "STS-72". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  9. ^ Ryba, Jeanne (15 February 2010). "STS-92". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  10. ^ Erwin, Sandra. "Acquisition of Orbital ATK approved, company renamed Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems," spacenews.com, 5 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Class of 1975 - Key Data," Association of Graduates, U.S. Air Force Academy.
  12. ^ "Orbital ATK's Brian Duffy Inducted Into Astronaut Hall of Fame," Northrop Grumman Newsroom, 17 May 2016.
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