Francis R. Scobee

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NASA astronaut United States Air Force officer human military aviator

Francis R. Scobee was a United States Air Force pilot and NASA astronaut who served as the commander of the Space Shuttle Challenger’s final mission, STS-51-L.

Aliases (2)

Francis Richard Scobee ×1
Scobee ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA astronaut → United States Air Force officer → human → military aviator →
awardReceived	Air Medal → Congressional Space Medal of Honor → Defense Distinguished Service Medal → Distinguished Flying Cross → NASA Distinguished Service Medal →
burialPlace	Arlington National Cemetery →
causeOfDeath	Space Shuttle Challenger disaster →
commanderOf	STS-51-L →
conflict	Vietnam War →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1939-05-19 →
dateOfDeath	1986-01-28 →
educatedAt	San Antonio College → University of Arizona →
employer	NASA → United States Air Force →
familyName	Scobee →
fullName	Francis Richard Scobee →
givenName	Francis →
hasChild	Kathryn Scobee → Richard Scobee →
mannerOfDeath	accident →
memberOf	NASA Astronaut Corps →
memorial	Scobee Planetarium, San Antonio College →
militaryBranch	United States Air Force →
militaryRank	Lieutenant Colonel →
namedAfter	Francis R. Scobee Elementary School, San Antonio, Texas →
notableEvent	killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion on ascent →
notableFor	serving as commander of Challenger’s final mission STS-51-L →
notableWork	command of Space Shuttle mission STS-51-L →
occupation	astronaut → fighter pilot → test pilot →
partOf	crew of Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-L →
placeOfBirth	Cle Elum, Washington, United States →
placeOfDeath	over Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida, United States →
positionHeld	Space Shuttle commander →
sexOrGender	male →
spaceMission	STS-41-C → STS-51-L →
spaceShuttleFlown	Space Shuttle Challenger → Space Shuttle Challenger OV-099 →
spouse	June Kent Scobee →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
STS-51L → Space Shuttle Challenger disaster →	crewMember
Congressional Space Medal of Honor →	awardedTo
STS-51L →	commander
Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial →	commemorates
STS-51L →	crewFatality
Francis R. Scobee ("Scobee") →	familyName
Francis R. Scobee ("Francis Richard Scobee") →	fullName