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Dick Scobee

1939 - 1986

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Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee (May 19, 1939 – January 28, 1986) was an American pilot, engineer, and astronaut. He was killed while commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986, which suffered catastrophic booster failure during launch of the STS-51-L mission. Scobee held a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, graduating from the University of Arizona in 1965. He was a reciprocating engine mechanic for the United States Air Force and served as a combat aviator in the Vietnam War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dick Scobee is the 81st most popular astronaut (up from 90th in 2019), the 3,366th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,487th in 2019) and the 50th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Dick Scobee ranks 81 out of 556. Before him are Viktor Gorbatko, Frank L. Culbertson Jr., Muhammed Faris, Pavel Belyayev, Anatoly Berezovoy, and Susan Helms. After him are Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa, Vladimir Shatalov, Vladimir Aksyonov, Vyacheslav Zudov, Leonid Popov, and Kalpana Chawla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Dick Scobee ranks 167. Before him are Michu Meszaros, Jalaluddin Haqqani, Grace Slick, Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, Arkady Luxemburg, and Neil Sedaka. After him are John Amos, Joseph D. Pistone, Susan Flannery, Rosanna Schiaffino, Andrew Parker Bowles, and Lili Ivanova. Among people deceased in 1986, Dick Scobee ranks 98. Before him are Princess Yolanda of Savoy, Moses Finley, Judith Resnik, Liu Bocheng, Ding Ling, and Hermann Gmeiner. After him are Léopold Szondi, Oscar Zariski, Moderato Wisintainer, Phil Lynott, Elisabeth Bergner, and Cheikh Anta Diop.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dick Scobee ranks 3,366 out of 20,380. Before him are William Porter (1926), Tom Hulce (1953), John Blair Jr. (1732), Katie Holmes (1978), Baruch Goldstein (1956), and Cicely Tyson (1924). After him are Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921), Joel Grey (1932), Frank Stallone (1950), John Glover (1944), John Amos (1939), and Bob Lanier (1948).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Dick Scobee ranks 50. Before him are Barry E. Wilmore (1962), Judith Resnik (1949), Sally Ride (1951), Ken Mattingly (1936), Frank L. Culbertson Jr. (1949), and Susan Helms (1958). After him are Walter Cunningham (1932), Stuart Roosa (1933), Scott Carpenter (1925), Kathryn D. Sullivan (1951), Donn F. Eisele (1930), and Douglas G. Hurley (1966).

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