John-David Francis Bartoe (born November 17, 1944 in
Abington, Pennsylvania) is an American
astrophysicist. He is the Research Manager for the
International Space Station (ISS) at
NASA's
Johnson Space Center
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. He provides oversight for the Program Manager concerning the research capability, research hardware, and research plans of the ISS. As a civilian employee of the
US Navy, he flew aboard Space Shuttle mission
STS-51-F as a
Payload Specialist.
Background
Prior to his present position, Bartoe was Director of Operations and Utilization in the Space Station Office of NASA Headquarters from 1990 to 1994. He also served as Chief Scientist for the Space Station from 1987 to 1990.
Before coming to NASA Headquarters, he flew on Space Shuttle mission
STS-51-F (July 29 to August 6, 1985) as a civilian
Navy payload specialist. A
physicist by training, Bartoe was co-investigator on two
solar physics investigations aboard this mission, designated
Spacelab 2
STS-51-F (also known as Spacelab 2) was the 19th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the eighth flight of Space Shuttle ''Challenger''. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on July 29, 1985, and landed eight days later on Aug ...
, that were designed to study features of the
sun's outer layers. In completing this flight, Bartoe traveled over 2.8 million miles in 126
Earth orbits and logged over 190 hours in space.
From 1966 to 1988, Bartoe worked as an
astrophysicist at the
Naval Research Laboratory
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in
Washington, D.C., and published over 60 papers in the field of solar physics observations and instrumentation. He received his
Bachelor of Science in
physics from
Lehigh University (1966) and his
Master of Science and
Doctor of Philosophy in
physics from
Georgetown University (1974 and 1976, respectively).
Bartoe is a member of the
Association of Space Explorers, and is Chairman of the Space Stations Committee of the
International Astronautical Federation
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. His awards include the
NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, the
Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award, the Flight Achievement Award of the
American Astronautical Society, the
NASA Space Flight Medal
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, and the
NASA Skylab Achievement Award
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NASA was established in 1958, succeeding th ...
.
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1944 births
Living people
American astronauts
American astrophysicists
Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni
Lehigh University alumni
NASA sponsored astronauts
NASA people
People from Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Recipients of the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal
Space Shuttle program astronauts