Michael J. Smith

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NASA astronaut aviator human naval officer

Michael J. Smith was a U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut who served as the pilot on the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-L.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA astronaut → aviator → human → naval officer →
awardReceived	Congressional Space Medal of Honor → Defense Distinguished Service Medal → Defense Superior Service Medal → Navy Air Medal → Navy Distinguished Flying Cross →
burialPlace	Arlington National Cemetery →
causeOfDeath	Space Shuttle Challenger disaster →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
crewRole	pilot on STS-51-L →
dateOfBirth	1945-04-30 →
dateOfDeath	1986-01-28 →
deathManner	accidental death →
educatedAt	U.S. Naval Postgraduate School → United States Naval Academy →
employer	NASA → United States Navy →
familyName	Smith →
fieldOfStudy	aeronautical engineering →
givenName	Michael →
hasNationality	American →
memberOf	NASA Astronaut Corps →
memorial	Space Mirror Memorial →
middleName	John →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
militaryRank	captain →
namedAfter	Michael J. Smith Field (Beaufort, North Carolina airport) →
notableFor	being pilot of the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-L →
notableWork	STS-51-L →
occupation	astronaut → test pilot →
participantIn	STS-51-L →
partOf	crew of STS-51-L →
placeOfBirth	Beaufort, North Carolina, United States →
placeOfDeath	Atlantic Ocean →
positionHeld	Space Shuttle pilot →
selectedAsAstronaut	1980 →
serviceNumberOfFlights	over 4000 flight hours →
sexOrGender	male →
spaceMission	STS-51-L →
spaceShuttle	Space Shuttle Challenger →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
STS-51L → Space Shuttle Challenger disaster →	crewMember
Congressional Space Medal of Honor →	awardedTo
Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial →	commemorates
STS-51L →	crewFatality
STS-51L →	pilot