Astronaut: Rick Husband

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Rick Husband

Rick Husband

Rick Husband is an astronaut from United States of America affiliated with the government agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration, embarked on 2 space flights and engaging in 0 spacewalk(s) during his/her career as an astronaut.

Rick Douglas Husband (July 12, 1957 – February 1, 2003) (Colonel, USAF) was an American astronaut and fighter pilot. He traveled into space twice: as Pilot of STS-96 and Commander of STS-107. He and the rest of the crew of STS-107 were killed when Columbia disintegrated during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere.

  • Date of Birth: 07/12/1957
  • Date of Death: 02/01/2003
  • Status: Lost In Flight
  • First Flight: 05/27/1999
  • Last Flight: 01/16/2003
  • In Space: No

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