Rick Husband Astronaut

Rick Douglas Husband (July 12, 1957 – February 1, 2003) was a United States Air Force Colonel, an astronaut, and the space shuttle commander of STS-107 (Columbia) who was killed when the craft disintegrated after reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. Husband is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

Personal facts

Rick Husband
Birth dateJuly 12, 1957
Birth place
Amarillo Texas
Nationality
United States
Date of deathFebruary 01, 2003
Place of death
Texas

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Astronaut

missions
STS-96
STS-107
selection
List of astronauts by year of selection
statusDeceased
Time in space25 days 17 hours 33 minutes

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External resources

  1. http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-107/memorial/husband.html
  2. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7135753
  3. http://www.floridatoday.com/columbia/columbiastory2N1029TECH.htm
  4. http://www.fresnostatenews.com/2007/02/husbandboeing.htm
  5. http://www.fresnostatenews.com/2008/10/husbandboeingscholars.htm
  6. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/husband.html
  7. http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/husband_rick.htm