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.

Francis R. Scobee

aviator, space, accident, Challenger, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Francis Richard Scobee

Also Known As:

Francis Scobee
Dick Scobee

Nickname(s):

Dick

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

May 19, 1939

Death Date:

January 28, 1986

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Cle Elum, Washington, USA

Brief Facts:

Test pilot. Shuttle flight STS-41-C as pilot. Commander of the Challenger shuttle flight STS-51-L when it exploded. U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2004. Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame 1998. Congressional Space Medal of Honor 2004.

Gregory B. Jarvis

accident, Challenger, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Gregory Bruce Jarvis

Also Known As:

Gregory Jarvis

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

August 24, 1944

Death Date:

January 28, 1986

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

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.

Judith Resnik

space, accident, Challenger, hall of fame, engineer

Real/Birth Name:

Judith Arlene Resnik

Also Known As:

Judith A. Resnik

Nickname(s):

Judy
J.R.

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

April 5, 1949

Death Date:

January 28, 1986

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Akron, Ohio, USA

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.

Michael Smith

aviator, accident, Challenger, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Michael John Smith

Also Known As:

Michael J. Smith
Mike Smith

Nickname(s):

Mike

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

April 30, 1945

Death Date:

January 28, 1986

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Beaufort, North Carolina, USA

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.

Ronald E. McNair

space, accident, Challenger, scientist, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Ronald Ervin McNair

Nickname(s):

Ron

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 21, 1950

Death Date:

January 28, 1986

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Lake City, South Carolina, USA

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.