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Key facts
- Born
- Gregory Bruce Jarvis , ( 1944-08-24 ) August 24, 1944, Detroit, Michigan , U.S.
- Died
- January 28, 1986 (1986-01-28) (aged 41), North Atlantic Ocean
- Cause of death
- Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
- Education
- University at Buffalo ( BS ), Northeastern University ( MS ), West Coast University
- Awards
- Congressional Space Medal of Honor
- Rank
- Captain , USAF
- Missions
- STS-51-L
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gregory
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Place of death
- Cape Canaveral
- Occupation
- payload specialist
- Educated at
- Northeastern University
- Employer
- Hughes Aircraft Company
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military branch
- United States Air Force
- Military rank
- captain
- Image
- Gregory Jarvis (NASA).jpg
- Significant event
- Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
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- Commons category
- Gregory Jarvis
- date of birth
- 1944-08-24
- date of death
- 1986-01-28
- manner of death
- accidental death
- cause of death
- Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
- Commons gallery
- Gregory Jarvis
- time in space
- 1.2166667
- name in native language
- Gregory Bruce Jarvis
- member of the crew of
- STS-51-L
- nickname
- Greg
- P450
- STS-51-L
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Encyclopedic overview
Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 – January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and astronaut who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist for Hughes Aircraft.
Education
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