Career record
Flights
2
Launches with a definitive outcome — the Stats basis
Career time in space
25d 17h
Career EVA time
under a minute
Spacewalks
0
Biography
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.
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Launches
- Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-107 — Commander · Failure · January 16, 2003
- Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-96 — Pilot · Success · May 27, 1999
Born 1957-07-12 · died 2003-02-01