William Readdy
Born January 24, 1952, in Quonset Point, Rhode Island. Bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering (with honors) from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1974. Distinguished graduate, U.S. Naval Test Pilot School 1980. Upon completion of the Naval Test Pilot School, he served as project test pilot on a variety of programs at Strike Aircraft Test Directorate. Readdy joined NASA\'s Johnson Space Center in October 1986. He was selected as an astronaut in the 1987 Group. Readdy retired from NASA in October 2005 and formed Discovery Partners International, an aerospace consulting firm, located in Arlington. Readdy is a veteran pilot astronaut with three space flights.
Spaceflights
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 STS-42 MSP 22.01. - 30.01.1992 8d 01h 14m
2 STS-51 PLT 12.09. - 22.09.1993 9d 20h 11m
3 STS-79 CDR 16.09. - 26.09.1996 10d 03h 19m
Total 28d 00h 44m
