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Also known as Richard Douglas Husband, Rick Douglas Husband

American astronaut (1957-2003)

OverviewAI-generated

Richard Douglas Husband was born on July 12, 1957, and died on February 1, 2003. He spent a total of 37,053 units of time in space. His full name is associated with a Commons category and gallery titled "Richard Douglas Husband."

In music databases, Rick Husband is listed as a group from Finland. This entity has a playcount of 14 and two listeners on Last.fm. Crossref data indicates five works associated with the name. The subject is referenced by 123 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 13 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
Finland
Active from
2000

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2
Total plays
14

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Key facts

Born
Rick Douglas Husband , ( 1957-07-12 ) July 12, 1957, Amarillo, Texas , U.S.
Died
February 1, 2003 (2003-02-01) (aged 45), Over Texas , U.S.
Cause of death
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
Education
Texas Tech University ( BS ), California State University, Fresno ( MS )
Awards
Congressional Space Medal of Honor NASA Distinguished Service Medal
Rank
Colonel , USAF
Time in space
25d 17h 33m
Selection
NASA Group 15 (1994)
Missions
STS-96 , STS-107

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Encyclopedic overview

Rick 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. He is also a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

Early life, education and training

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