Shaw, Brewster H., 1945-

Brewster Hopkinson Shaw Jr. (b. May 16, 1945) is a former NASA astronaut, a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and former executive at Boeing. Shaw was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on May 6, 2006; veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and has logged 533 hours of space flight; Pilot of Space Shuttle Columbia in November 1983, Commander of Space Shuttle Atlantis in November 1985 and Commander of Columbia in August 1989; led the Space Shuttle Orbiter return-to-flight team chartered to enhance the safety of the vehicles’ operations; worked as a manager at NASA until 1996 when he left the agency, retired from the Air Force and went to work in the private sector as an aerospace executive.

Brewster Shaw is vice president and general manager, Space Exploration, for Integrated Defense Systems at The Boeing Company; Previously, Shaw was chief operating officer of United Space Alliance (USA); Before his time at USA, Shaw served as vice president and deputy general manager for Boeing NASA Systems; during his government career, Shaw served as combat fighter pilot, test pilot and Space Shuttle astronaut and program manager. As an astronaut, Shaw flew three Space Shuttle missions as pilot of STS-9 in November 1983, as commander of STS-61B in November 1985, and as commander of STS-28 in August 1989; played a key role in returning the Shuttle to flight following the STS-51L, Challenger tragedy, leading the Space Shuttle orbiter return to flight team; logged 533 hours of space flight and more than 5,000 hours flying time in over 30 types of aircraft -- including 644 hours of combat in F-100 and F-4 aircraft; received BS (1968) and MS (1969) in engineering mechanics from the University of Wisconsin; born May 16, 1945, in Cass City, Michigan.