Brian Duffy

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Brian Duffy (born June 20, 1953, Boston, Massachusetts) is a retired US Air Force colonel and a former NASA explorer.

He travelled on four Space Shuttle missions.

Education

In 1971, Duffy graduated from Rockland High School, Rockland, Massachusetts. In 1975, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the United States Air Force Academy and completed Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. He earned a Master of Science degree in systems administration from the University of Southern California in 1981.

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Military career

After graduating from the USAF Academy in 1975, Duffy was chosen to fly the F-15 and spent his time at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, until 1979, where he moved to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. He was a pilot at F-15s in California until 1982, when he was selected to attend the United States Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in California and then became the Director of the F-15 Flight Test at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

In more than 25 different aircraft, Duffy completed more than 5,000 hours of flight time.

NASA career

Duffy became an explorer in July 1986 after being selected by NASA in June 1985. He was involved in the development and validation of displays, flight crew techniques, and computer software for Shuttle flights. During numerous Space Shuttle missions, he served as a spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) in Mission Control. He has worked as both Assistant Director (Technical) and Deputy Director (Acting) of the Johnson Space Center. In this capacity, he supported the Center Director in the direction and administration of JSC's human resources, functions, programs, and projects that were assigned to the center. He has flown for 40 days, 17 hours, 34 minutes, and 59 seconds in space.

Duffy, the pilot on STS-45 Atlantis (March 24 to April 2, 1992), the first of the ATLAS series of missions to investigate the atmosphere and its relationship with the Sun.

He was also the pilot on STS-57 Endeavour (June 21 to July 1, 1993). Mission highlights included the retrieval of the European Retrievable Carrier with the Shuttle's robotic arm, a spacewalk by two crew members, and a series of experiments carried out during the first flight of the Spacehab middeck augmentation module.

On STS-72 Endeavour (January 11–20, 1996), Duffy next commanded a six-man crew. During the 9-day flight, the crew recovered the Space Flyer Unit (launched from Japan 10-months earlier), retrieved the OAST-Flyer, and carried out two spacewalks to demonstrate and analyze techniques used in the International Space Station's assembly.

Duffy led a crew of seven on the STS-92 Discovery (October 11-23, 2000). Using Discovery's robotic arm and four spacewalks to configure these components, the seven members attached the Z1 Truss and Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 to the International Space Station on the 13-day flight. This expansion of the ISS opened the door for future assembly missions and prepared the station for its first resident crew.

Post-retirement business career

In 2001, Duffy retired from both the Air Force and NASA. From 2004 to 2008, he was Vice President of Mission Operations and Support Services for Lockheed Martin Corporation. He is currently Vice President and JSC Program Manager for Exploration Systems at Orbital ATK, which was acquired by and renamed Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems in 2018.

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Awards and honors

• Distinguished Graduate of USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training where he was awarded the UPT Flying Training Award
• Distinguished Graduate of USAF Test Pilot School Class 82B
• Distinguished Flying Cross
• Defense Meritorious Service Medal
• Defense Superior Service Medal
• Air Force Meritorious Service Medal
• Air Force Commendation Medal
• NASA Space Flight Medals (4)
• Inducted into United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, May 14, 2016