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Richard Douglas Husband (July 12, 1957 – February 1, 2003) was an American astronaut and fighter pilot. He traveled into space twice: as pilot of STS-96 and commander of STS-107. Husband and the rest of the crew of STS-107 were killed when Columbia disintegrated during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere.
Jan 13, 2004 · Evelyn Husband, wife of Columbia’s commander Rick Husband, lost much more — the love of her life, the father of her children, the backbone of her family.
Jun 18, 2024 · Rick Husband, 45, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, was a test pilot and veteran of one spaceflight. He served as commander for STS-107. Husband received a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Texas Tech University in 1980 and a master of science in mechanical engineering from California State University-Fresno in 1990.
Apr 12, 2024 · But rather than let the differences divide them, the trainees came together and encouraged one another, said Laura Husband, daughter of STS-107 Commander Rick Husband.
In June 1992, Husband was assigned to the Aircraft and Armament Evaluation Establishment at Boscombe Down, England, as an exchange test pilot with the Royal Air Force. At Boscombe Down, Husband was the Tornado GR1 and GR4 Project Pilot and served as a test pilot in the Hawk, Hunter, Buccaneer, Jet Provost, Tucano, and Harvard.
Feb 3, 2003 · Columbia's commander, Rick Husband, aged 45, was a US air force colonel recruited to the space programme in 1994. He made his first flight in 1999; last week's was his second.
Feb 1, 2003 · Feb. 1, 2003. It took Rick D. Husband four tries to convince NASA to let him become an astronaut. The 45-year-old Air Force colonel from Amarillo, Tex., had yearned to fly in outer space since he...
Feb 2, 2003 · Shuttle Commander Rick Husband was a true American hero who braved the risks of space flight in the name of science, the president of his alma mater said Saturday.
Jan 27, 2023 · On Feb. 1, 2003, astronauts William McCool, Michael Anderson, David Brown, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark, Ilan Ramon and commander Rick Husband all died when the Space Shuttle Columbia exploded...
Husband, Rick Douglas. Credit: www.spacefacts.de. American test pilot astronaut 1994-2003. Perished in Columbia shuttle disintegration during re-entry. Status: Deceased; Active 1994-2003. Born: 1957-07-12. Died: 2003-02-01. Spaceflights: 2 . Total time in space: 25.73 days. Birth Place: Amarillo, Texas.
