Michael J. Smith
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 38 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 30,1945 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Beaufort |
| North Carolina | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | January 28,1986 |
| Died | Cape Canaveral |
| Florida | |
| United States | |
| Space missions | STS-51-L |
| Buried | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| First space flight | STS-51-L |
| Job | Astronaut |
| Engineer | |
| Education | United States Naval Academy |
| Naval Postgraduate School | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 547939 |
Michael J. Smith Life story
Michael John Smith, was an American engineer and astronaut. He served as the pilot of the Space Shuttle Challenger when it was destroyed during the STS-51-L mission, when it broke up 73 seconds into the flight, and at an altitude of 48,000 feet, killing all 7 crew members.
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