Rick D. Husband

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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.

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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


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