Tuesday, July 21, 2009

West Virginia and Space Travel on the Anniversary of July 20, 1969

From the FY2010 State Budget Appedix:
Captain Jon A. McBride (1943- ) became an astronaut in August 1979 and piloted the Challenger when it was launched on October 5, 1984. He was a Republican candidate for Governor of West Virginia in 1996. McBride was born in Charleston, Kanawha County.

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