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delma c. freeman , jr. -lrb- acting -rrb- lesa roe yes image = roy d bridges.jpg type = nasa astronaut status name = retired nationality = american rank = major general , = usaf selection = 1980 nasa group time = 7d 22h roy 45min mission = sts-51-f insignia = 30px dubard bridges , jr. . atlanta , georgia george w. bush director of the langley research center test pilot astronaut engineer 19 july 1943 june 13 , 2003 roy d. bridges , jr. .
 october 3 , 2005 united states air force academy purdue university
roy d. bridges , jr. .

roy dubard bridges , jr. -lrb- born july 19 , 1943 , in atlanta , georgia -rrb- is an american aviator , retired united states air force officer , former nasa astronaut and the former director of nasa 's john f. kennedy space center and langley research center .
