Background
O'Connor, Bryan D. was born on September 6, 1946 in Orange, California, United States.
O'Connor, Bryan D. was born on September 6, 1946 in Orange, California, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 1968. Master of Science in Aeronautical Systems, University West Florida, 1970. Graduate, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1972.
Graduate, Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland, 1976.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1968, advanced through grades to colonel. Attack pilot; test piot Strike Test Directorate Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland, project officer, 1977—1979. Department program manager Naval Air Systems Command, Washington.
Astronaut National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, 1980, aviation safety officer Astronaut Corps, assistant to space shuttle program manager, chairman Space Flight Safety Panel, 1988—1989, deputy director flight crew operations, 1988—1991. Commanding officer Marine Aviation Detachment Naval Air Test Center, 1991, deputy director, chief of staff flight test and engineering group. Deputy associate administrator for space flight National Aeronautics and Space Administration, director space station redesign, director Space Shuttle Program, 1994—1996.
Aerospace consultant, since 1996.
Married Susie O'Connor. Children: Thomas, Kevin.