Editing Jon McBride (section)

{{Short description|American astronaut (1943–2024)}}
{{About|the astronaut|the film director|Jon McBride (filmmaker)}}
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{{Infobox astronaut
|name          = Jon McBride
|image         = Mcbride-ja.jpg
|birth_name    = Jon Andrew McBride
|birth_date    = {{birth date|1943|8|14}}
|birth_place   = [[Charleston, West Virginia]], U.S.
|death_date    = {{death date and age|2024|8|7|1943|8|14}}
|death_place   =
|education     = [[West Virginia University]]<br>[[Naval Postgraduate School]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[Pepperdine University]]
|awards        = [[Legion of Merit]]<br>[[Defense Superior Service Medal]]<br>[[Air Medal]]
|type          = [[NASA astronaut]]
|rank          = [[Captain (United States O-6)|Captain]], [[United States Navy|USN]]
|time          = 8d 5h 23m
|selection     = [[NASA Astronaut Group 8|NASA Group 8 (1978)]]
|mission       = [[STS-41-G]]<br>[[STS-61-E]] (never flew)
|insignia      = [[File:STS-41-G patch.png|55px]] [[File:STS-61-E patch.png|55px]]
|retirement    = May 12, 1989
}}

'''Jon Andrew McBride''' (August 14, 1943 – August 7, 2024) was an American [[United States Navy|naval officer]], [[test pilot]], [[astronaut]] and administrator for [[NASA]].

Throughout his career with the [[United States Navy]], McBride served as an [[aviator]], a [[fighter pilot]], a test pilot, and an [[aeronautical engineer]]. He had achieved the rank of captain when he retired in 1989.

McBride was an astronaut with NASA, a role in which he piloted [[STS-41-G]], and would have been commander of [[STS-61-E]] had the mission not been [[Canceled Space Shuttle missions| canceled]] as the next scheduled launch in the wake of the [[Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|''Challenger'' disaster]].