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Birthday
*** ,1939
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January 28, 1986 (46 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
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Francis Scobee
Francis "Dick" Richard Scobee was an American pilot, engineer and astronaut. He was killed while he was commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986, which suffered catastrophic booster failure during launch of the STS-51-L mission. He held a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering. He was a reciprocating engine mechanic for the United States Air Force and served as a combat aviator in the Vietnam War. Selected for NASA Astronaut Corps in January 1978, Scobee completed his training in August 1979. While awaiting his first orbital spaceflight mission, he served as an instructor pilot for the Shuttle's 747 carrier aircraft. In April 1984, he piloted Challenger mission STS-41-C, which successfully deployed one satellite and repaired another.
BornFrancis Richard Scobee, May 19, 1939, Cle Elum, Washington, U.S.
DiedJanuary 28, 1986, Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
Other occupationPilot
Alma materUniversity of Arizona (BS)
RankLieutenant colonel, USAF
Time in space6d 23h 40m
Selection1978 NASA Group 8
MissionsSTS-41-C, STS-51-L

About Francis Scobee

Astronaut Francis Scobee was born in Washington, United States on May 19, 1939. He dies at the age of 46, on January 28, 1986.

In 1986, he was the commanding officer of the Space Shuttle Challenger, which exploded during launch.

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Francis Scobee before becoming famous

Francis Scobee was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1939 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1957, working as an engine mechanic and studying aerospace engineering at San Antonio College during his free time.

Achievement of Francis Scobee

He was chosen for NASA's astronaut program in 1978, and after completing training in late 1979, he flew a space mission in 1984.

Francis Scobee's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Francis William Scobee and Edlynn Miller raised him in Cle Elum, Washington.

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On the ill-fated Challenger flight, Astronaut Judith Resnik was his crewmate.

Judith Resnik (1949 - 1986) (Astronaut)
Judith Resnik (1949 - 1986)

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Francis Scobee Income & Net worth

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