Dick Scobee

Oficiální znak (patch) mise STS-51-L se jmény sedmičlenné posádky.

Commander of STS-51-L, a U.S. Air Force test pilot and veteran of one previous shuttle flight.

Born 19 May 1939 in Cle Elum, Washington. He served as a U.S. Air Force pilot and later as a test pilot. He first flew to space in 1984 as pilot of STS-41-C, during which the crew repaired the Solar Maximum satellite in orbit. On Challenger's STS-51-L he commanded his second and final flight.

NationalityUSA

Born19 May 1939

Died28 January 1986

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SPACEFLIGHTS

STS-51-L28 January 1986

STS-51-L was the twenty-fifth mission of the Space Shuttle program. On 28 January 1986, 73 seconds after launch, the orbiter Challenger broke apart when a frost-embrittled O-ring in its right solid rocket booster failed — the entire seven-member crew died, including teacher Christa McAuliffe.open article →

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