Rick D. Husband

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NASA astronaut U.S. Air Force officer human

Rick D. Husband was a U.S. Air Force colonel and NASA astronaut who served as the commander of the Space Shuttle Columbia on its ill-fated STS-107 mission.

Aliases (1)

Rick Douglas Husband ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA astronaut → U.S. Air Force officer → human →
awardReceived	Air Medal → Congressional Space Medal of Honor → Defense Distinguished Service Medal → Defense Superior Service Medal → Distinguished Flying Cross → NASA Distinguished Service Medal → NASA Space Flight Medal →
burialPlace	Arlington National Cemetery →
causeOfDeath	Space Shuttle Columbia disaster →
commanderOf	STS-107 →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1957-07-12 →
dateOfDeath	2003-02-01 →
degree	Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering →
educatedAt	Squadron Officer School → Texas Tech University → United States Air Force Test Pilot School →
employer	National Aeronautics and Space Administration →
familyName	Husband →
fieldOfStudy	mechanical engineering →
fullName	Rick Douglas Husband →
givenName	Rick →
hasMemorial	Husband Hill on Mars → Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport →
mannerOfDeath	accident →
militaryBranch	United States Air Force →
militaryRank	colonel →
notableFor	commanding the final mission of Space Shuttle Columbia →
notableWork	STS-107 →
numberOfChildren	2 →
occupation	astronaut → fighter pilot → test pilot →
partOf	crew of STS-107 →
pilotOf	STS-96 →
placeOfBirth	Amarillo, Texas, United States →
placeOfDeath	over Texas, United States →
position	Space Shuttle commander → Space Shuttle pilot →
religion	Christianity →
sexOrGender	male →
spaceAgency	NASA →
spacecraftCommanded	Space Shuttle Columbia →
spacecraftFlown	Space Shuttle Discovery →
spaceMission	STS-107 → STS-96 →
spouse	Evelyn Husband →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Columbia disaster → STS-107 →	commander
Columbia disaster → STS-107 →	crewMember
Congressional Space Medal of Honor →	awardedTo
Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial →	dedicatedTo
Rick D. Husband ("Rick Douglas Husband") →	fullName