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Sharon Christa McAuliffe (née Corrigan; September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire who died on the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where she was serving as a payload specialist.
The first African-American astronaut, selected for the Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory program, was killed when his F-104 Starfighter jet crashed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, while practicing a series of high speed, quick descent landings with Major Harvey Royer as pilot in command. Both crewmen ejected; Royer survived with ...
Richard Douglas Husband (July 12, 1957 – February 1, 2003) was an American astronaut and fighter pilot. He traveled into space twice: as pilot of STS-96 and commander of STS-107 . Husband and the rest of the crew of STS-107 were killed when Columbia disintegrated during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere .
Josh died on Jan. 2, 2024. Amanda remembers her husband of two decades as “a fun-loving, happy guy” who was well-liked by everyone. “He had a good sense of humor.
The BBC Radio 1 DJ rushed to meet Coleen on the beach in Sunday night’s 2024 series opener. Dean's choice was to pick between Coleen or his Radio 1 colleague Melvin. Wagatha Christie is the name ...
Betty Lavonne Grissom (née Moore; August 8, 1927 – October 7, 2018) was the wife of American astronaut Gus Grissom, one of the Mercury Seven astronauts.. After her husband's death, she was the plaintiff in a successful lawsuit against a NASA contractor which established a precedent for families of astronauts killed in service to receive compensation.
Fernando Cervantes Jr. and Jordan Green, USA TODAY December 16, 2024 at 1:01 PM A Tennessee man was convicted in Fiji last week for killing his wife while they were honeymooning at a luxury resort ...
William Cameron "Willie" McCool (born William Cameron Graham September 23, 1961 – February 1, 2003) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut, who was the pilot of Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-107.