Rick Husband
| Rick D. Husband | |
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January 1999 portrait
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Killed during reentry to Earth |
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July 12, 1957 Amarillo, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | February 1, 2003 (aged 45) Over Texas |
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Other names
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Rick Douglas Husband |
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Previous occupation
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Test pilot |
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Texas Tech, B.S. 1980 Fresno State University, M.S. 1990 |
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| Rank | Colonel, U.S. Air Force |
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Time in space
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25d 17h 33m |
| Selection | 1994 NASA Group 15 |
| Missions | STS-96, STS-107 |
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Mission insignia
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Rick Douglas Husband (July 12, 1957 – February 1, 2003) was a U.S. Air Force Colonel, pilot, and astronaut who was Commander of Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-107. He and the rest of the crew of STS-107 were killed when Columbia disintegrated during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. Husband is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
Husband was born on July 12, 1957, in Amarillo, Texas. He attended Belmar Elementary School, Crockett Junior High School, and he graduated from Amarillo High School in 1975. Husband earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University in 1980, and a Master of Science degree also in Mechanical Engineering from Fresno State University in 1990. He was a member of Tau Beta Pi.
After graduating from Texas Tech University, Husband was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force and attended pilot training at Vance Air Force Base (AFB) in Oklahoma. He finished his training there in October 1981, and was assigned to F-4 Phantom II training at Homestead Air Force Base in Florida. After completion of F-4 training in September 1982, Husband was assigned to Moody Air Force Base in Georgia flying the F-4E. From September to November 1985, he attended F-4 Instructor School at Homestead AFB and was assigned as an F-4E instructor pilot and academic instructor at George AFB, California in December 1985.
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