Charles E. Brady Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles E. Brady Jr.

American astronaut

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1951

Place of Birth: Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jul-2006

Profession: astronaut, physician, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Charles Eldon Brady Jr.
(August 12, 1951 – July 23, 2006) was an American physician, a Captain in the United States Navy and a NASA astronaut.
He spent 16 days in space on the STS-78 flight in 1996. Brady specialized in sports medicine and worked as team physician at several universities before joining the US Navy in 1986.
There he became a flight surgeon, serving with the Blue Angels from 1988-1990.
In 1992 he was selected for NASA's astronaut program and completed training to prepare for space flight.
After serving in the astronaut program, he returned full-time to the Navy and served as flight surgeon at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station in the San Juan Islands before retiring in the Pacific Northwest.