Real/Birth Name:
Michael Phillip Anderson
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
43
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
STS-89 Endeavour, 1998, the eighth Shuttle-Mir docking mission. Died in the Columbia
STS-107 shuttle disaster on re-entry.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 2004.
Real/Birth Name:
David McDowell Brown
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
46
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Died in Columbia
STS-107 shuttle disaster, his first astronaut mission.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 2004.
Real/Birth Name:
Kalpana C. Chawla
Nickname(s):
KC
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
41
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Shuttle Columbia flight
STS-87 in 1997. Died in Columbia
STS-107 shuttle disaster.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 2004.
Real/Birth Name:
Laurel Blair Salton
Also Known As:
Laurel Blair Salton Clark
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
41
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle mission specialist. Died in Columbia
STS-107 shuttle disaster.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 2004.
Real/Birth Name:
Rick Douglas Husband
Also Known As:
Rick D. Husband
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
45
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Shuttle mission
STS-96 in 1999. Died in Columbia
STS-107 shuttle disaster.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 2004.
Real/Birth Name:
William Cameron McCool
Also Known As:
Willie McCool
Nickname(s):
Willie
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:
Former test pilot. Died in Columbia
STS-107 shuttle disaster, he was the pilot.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 2004.
Real/Birth Name:
Ilan Wolferman
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
48
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Changed his last name from Wolferman when he joined the Israeli Air Force. Died in the Columbia disaster mission
STS-107. The only non-US person to receive the
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 2004.