Jon Andrew McBride, is a retired NASA astronaut and American naval officer.
Jon McBride
The crew of the STS-41-G mission. McBride is 1st from left on the bottom
McBride (sitting in the middle), as commander of never flown STS-61-E spaceflight
STS-41-G was the 13th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the sixth flight of Space Shuttle Challenger. Challenger launched on October 5, 1984, and conducted the second shuttle landing at Kennedy Space Center on October 13, 1984. It was the first shuttle mission to carry a crew of seven, including the first crew with two women, the first American Extravehicular activity (EVA) involving a woman (Sullivan), the first Australian-born person to journey into space as well as the first astronaut with a beard and the first Canadian astronaut.
ERBS during deployment
Top: Paul D. Scully-Power, Robert L. Crippen, Marc Garneau Bottom: Jon A. McBride, Sally K. Ride, Kathryn D. Sullivan, David C. Leestma. The replica of a gold astronaut pin near McBride signifies Unity.Space Shuttle program← STS-41-D (12)STS-51-A (14) →
SIR-B antenna deployment
Sullivan during the EVA