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Francis Richard Scobee (May 19, 1939 – January 28, 1986) was an American pilot, engineer, and astronaut. He was killed while commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986, which suffered catastrophic booster failure during launch of the STS-51-L mission. [1]
Feb 3, 2003 · The spacecraft commander was Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Scobee. He was born on May 19, 1939, in Cle Elum, Washington, and graduated from the public high school in Auburn, Washington, in 1957.
Jan 28, 2019 · For Lt. Gen. Richard “Rich” Scobee, losing his father in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger was a personal tragedy he and the families of other members of the crew have shared with the...
Jan 28, 2021 · On Jan. 29, 1985, NASA announced the five-person crew for the STS-51L mission, consisting of Commander Francis R. “Dick” Scobee, Pilot Michael J. Smith, and Mission Specialists Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A. Resnik, and Ronald E. McNair. Smith was the only spaceflight rookie while the other four had each completed one previous mission.
Jan 28, 2016 · As an Air Force test pilot Scobee flew more than 45 types of aircraft, logging more than 6,500 hours of flight time. In 1978, Scobee entered NASA's astronaut corps and was the pilot of mission STS-41-C, the fifth orbital flight of the Challenger spacecraft, launching from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on April 6, 1984.
The spacecraft commander was Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Scobee. He was born on May 19, 1939, in Cle Elum, Washington, and graduated from the public high school in Auburn, Washington, in 1957.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. FRANCIS R. (DICK) SCOBEE (LT. COL., U.S. AIR FORCE, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born May 19, 1939, in Cle Elum, Washington. Died January 28, 1986. He is survived by his wife, June, and two children.
Mission Commander. Francis R. “Dick” Scobee was born on May 19, 1939, in Cle Elum, Washington. After graduating from high school in 1957, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, training as a reciprocating engine mechanic, but longed to fly.
Feb 2, 2000 · On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger explodes during take-off, killing shuttle commander Francis R. "Dick" Scobee (1939-1986) and six other astronauts. Billions of people around the world are watching the launch and see the accident on television.
Francis R. (Dick) Scobee was the pilot on the world’s first mission to repair a satellite in orbit, in 1984, and he then was assigned to his first command – of a Challenger flight that ended tragically in 1986 in a devastating explosion that killed Scobee and six crewmates.
