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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.
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 .
The tragic incident comes after Jennifer spoke about her “incredible” ex-husband while discussing their divorce in a TikTok video posted on Dec. 10. “I’m about to be a newly single mom.
[1] [2] Astronauts have also died while training for space missions, such as the Apollo 1 launch pad fire that killed an entire crew of three. There have also been some non-astronaut fatalities during spaceflight-related activities. As of 2025, there have been over 188 fatalities in incidents regarding spaceflight.
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 ...
Michael Philip Anderson was born in Plattsburgh, New York on December 25, 1959, to Barbara and Bobbie Anderson. He was their third child and only son. Bobbie serviced jets at Plattsburgh Air Force Base in Plattsburgh [2] and was transferred to Fairchild Air Force Base, about 12 miles (19 km) away from Spokane, Washington, which Anderson spoke of as his hometown. [3]
Williams Anders was part of the first manned mission to leave the Earth’s gravitational sphere. He took a famous photo of the Earth from space on December 24, 1968.
Judith Arlene Resnik (April 5, 1949 – January 28, 1986) was an American electrical engineer, software engineer, biomedical engineer, pilot and NASA astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.