Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Ramon was the first Israeli Astronaut to fly aboard a space shuttle. Ilan Ramon, Payload Specialist – June 20, 1954-Febru(age 48). He was survived by his wife, Atilana, and three children. Born in San Diego, California, McCool was a Commander in the US Navy and a graduate of the US Naval Academy. William “Willie” McCool, Shuttle Pilot – September 23, 1961-Febru(age 41). He was survived by his wife, Evelyn, and two children. Born in Amarillo, Texas, Husband was a Colonel in the US Air Force and logged over 3,800 hours of flight time in more than 40 different types of aircraft. Rick Husband, Shuttle Commander – July 12, 1957-Febru(age 45). She was survived by her husband, Jonathan, and one child. Born in Ames, Iowa (but considered Racine, Wisconsin, her hometown), Clark was a US Navy Captain and medical doctor. Laurel Clark, Mission Specialist – March 10, 1961-Febru(age 41). She was survived by her husband, Jean-Pierre Harrison. Born in Karnal, India, Chawla was the first native of India to fly in the US space shuttle and was one of the 6 astronaut crew that flew Columbia on its 24th flight in November-December 1997. Kalpana Chawla, Mission Specialist – July 1, 1961-Febru(age 41). He had logged over 2,700 flight hours with 1,700 in high performance military aircraft. He was selected for pilot training in 1988 and became a NASA astronaut in 1996.
Brown was a Captain in the US Navy and a flight surgeon. He was survived by his wife, Sandra, and two children.ĭavid Brown, Mission Specialist – April 16, 1956-Febru(age 46). He was the third African-American astronaut to die in the line of duty. Born in Plattsburg, New York (but considered Spokane, Washington, his hometown), Anderson was a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force and logged over 211 hours in space during his first space flight aboard the Shuttle Endeavour. Michael Anderson, Payload Commander – December 25, 1959-Febru(age 43). The shuttle was called Columbia after the Columbia River which was named by boat captain Robert Gray in 1792. The Columbia orbits Earth 37 times before landing. The investigation into the cause of the break up cost over $400 million, involved more than 2,500 workers, and over 85,000 pieces of debris, equaling over 38% of the shuttle.Īpril 12-14, 1981 – STS-1 is the first space shuttle mission.
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