Real/Birth Name:
Gregory Bruce Jarvis
Also Known As:
Gregory Jarvis
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
41
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
On the Challenger shuttle flight
STS-51-L when it exploded during launch before it reached space.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 2004.
Real/Birth Name:
Sharon Christa Corrigan
Nickname(s):
Teacher in Space
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
37
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
On the Challenger shuttle flight
STS-51-L when it exploded before it reached space.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 2004.
Real/Birth Name:
Ronald Ervin McNair
Nickname(s):
Ron
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
35
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
A physicist and NASA astronaut, he flew on shuttle mission
STS-41-B aboard Challenger in February 1984, as a mission specialist. He was on his second flight on the Challenger, flight
STS-51-L when it exploded.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 2004.
South Carolina Hall of Fame 1997.
Real/Birth Name:
Ellison Shoji Onizuka
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
39
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Test pilot and astronaut. Mission
STS-51-C. On the Challenger shuttle flight mission
STS-51-L when it exploded before it reached space.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 2004.
Real/Birth Name:
Judith Arlene Resnik
Also Known As:
Judith A. Resnik
Nickname(s):
Judy
J.R.
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
36
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
The second American woman astronaut, logging 145 hours in orbit. Shuttle flight
STS-41-D. On the Challenger shuttle flight
STS-51-L when it exploded.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 2004.
Ohio Women's Hall of Fame 1984.
Real/Birth Name:
Michael John Smith
Also Known As:
Michael J. Smith
Mike Smith
Nickname(s):
Mike
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
40
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Test pilot and astronaut. Pilot on the Challenger shuttle flight
STS-51-L when it exploded before reaching space.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 2004.