Christa McAuliffe

Christa McAuliffe

female, deceased (1986)
astronaut, Space Program Fatality, teacher in space, Christa Corrigan, Arab American, Teacher in Space Project…Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, Spaceprogramfatalities, Challengar Space Center
Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe, better known simply as Christa McAuliffe, and prior to her marriage, Christa Corrigan, was an American teacher...
Dick Scobee

Dick Scobee

male, deceased (1986)
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductee, American military, University of Arizona alumni, purple heart, Space Program Fatality, Commissioned Officer…space shuttle challenger, Spaceprogramfatalities
Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee (May 19, 1939 - January 28, 1986) was an American astronaut who died commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger, which...
Ronald McNair

Ronald McNair

male, deceased (1986)
Mission Specialist, challenger, physicist, omega psi phi, Space Program Fatality, Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni…space shuttle challenger, Spaceprogramfatalities, space program, kennedy space center
Ronald Erwin McNair, Ph.D. (October 21, 1950 - January 28, 1986) was an American physicist and a NASA astronaut. McNair perished during the launch...
Kalpana Chawla

Kalpana Chawla

female, deceased (2003)
Aerospace engineer, astronaut, engineer, mechanical engineer, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, From Karnal…Space Program Fatality, space shuttle, space shuttle columbia, Spaceprogramfatalities
Kalpana Chawla (Punjabi:ਕਲਪਨਾ ਚਾਵਲਾ) (7 March 1962 – 1 February 2003), was an Indian-born American astronaut and space shuttle mission specia...
Gus Grissom

Gus Grissom

male, deceased (1967)
astronaut, Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 34, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductee, Space Program Fatality…Spaceprogramfatalities
Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom was a United States Air Force pilot and a NASA astronaut. A native of Mitchell, Indiana, he was the second American to...
Ilan Ramon

Ilan Ramon

male, deceased (2003)
astronaut, Space Program Fatality, Jewish person, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, Israeli Air Force personnel, space shuttle…space shuttle columbia, Israeli space program, Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, Spaceprogramfatalities, European Space Agency
Ilan Ramon (June 20 1954 - February 1 2003;) was a combat pilot in the Israeli Air Force, and later the first Israeli astronaut. Ramon was the...
Ellison Onizuka

Ellison Onizuka

male, deceased (1986) (Hawaii, United States)
engineer, Space Program Fatality, University of Colorado alumni, space shuttle challenger, test pilot, Ellison Shoji Onizuka…Spaceprogramfatalities, space center, kennedy space center
Ellison Shoji Onizuka (June 24, 1946 - January 28, 1986) was a Japanese-American astronaut from Kealakekua, Kona, Hawai'i who died during the...
Judith Resnik

Judith Resnik

female, deceased (1986)
Women engineer, Space Program Fatality, National Institutes of Health, Jewish American, scientist, NASA…Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, Spaceprogramfatalities, Space Shuttle Discovery
Dr. Judith Arlene Resnik was an American astronaut who died at the age of 36 in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster during the launch of the...
Michael J. Smith

Michael J. Smith

male, deceased (1986)
purple heart, American military, Space Program Fatality, United States Naval Academy, Recipient of US Distinguished Flying Cross, United States Navy officer…space shuttle challenger, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, Spaceprogramfatalities
Michael John Smith, usually known as Mike Smith was an American astronaut, pilot of the Space Shuttle Challenger when it was destroyed during the...
Yuri Gagarin

Yuri Gagarin

male, deceased (1968)
cosmonaut, Russian, Soviet cosmonaut, space, first man in space, first on orbit…space pioneer, pioneer in space, first in space, Space Program Fatality, Spaceprogramfatalities
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, Hero of the Soviet Union, was a Soviet cosmonaut. On 12 April 1961, he became the first man in space and the first to...