Rick Husband
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American astronaut (1957-2003)
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 15
- Given name
- Rick
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Amarillo
- Place of death
- Texas
- Occupation
- engineer
- Employer
- NASA
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military rank
- colonel
- Image
- Richard Husband, NASA photo portrait in orange suit.jpg
- Significant event
- Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
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- Commons category
- Richard Douglas Husband
- date of birth
- 1957-07-12
- date of death
- 2003-02-01
- P450
- STS-96
- manner of death
- accidental death
- Commons gallery
- Richard Douglas Husband
- time in space
- 37053
- name in native language
- Richard Douglas Husband
- member of the crew of
- STS-96
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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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