
Dick Scobee
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 38 years ago |
Date of birth | May 19,1939 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Cle Elum |
Washington | |
United States | |
Date of died | January 28,1986 |
Died | North Atlantic Ocean |
Space missions | STS-51-L, STS-41-C |
STS-51-L | |
STS-41-C | |
Spouse | Virginia June Kent |
Children | Richard W. Scobee |
Kathie R. Fulgham | |
Job | Astronaut |
Airman | |
Education | The University of Arizona |
Siblings | Jim Scobee |
Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 547935 |
Dick Scobee Life story
Francis Richard Scobee was an American pilot, engineer, and astronaut. He was killed while he was commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986, which suffered catastrophic booster failure during launch of the STS-51-L mission.