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Rick Husband

1957 - 2003

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Richard Douglas Husband (July 12, 1957 – February 1, 2003) was an American astronaut and fighter pilot. He traveled into space twice: as pilot of STS-96 and commander of STS-107. Husband and the rest of the crew of STS-107 were killed when Columbia disintegrated during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. He is also a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rick Husband is the 192nd most popular astronaut (up from 203rd in 2019), the 7,061st most popular biography from United States (up from 7,627th in 2019) and the 86th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Rick Husband ranks 192 out of 556. Before him are Robert L. Behnken, Anatoly Levchenko, Léopold Eyharts, Anatoly Artsebarsky, William Shepherd, and Aleksandr Kaleri. After him are C. Gordon Fullerton, Paul Lockhart, Michael López-Alegría, Oleg Atkov, Yuri Malenchenko, and Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Rick Husband ranks 274. Before him are Karen Pence, Seve Ballesteros, Siouxsie Sioux, Nancy Cartwright, Steve Davis, and Patrik Ouředník. After him are Hervé Le Tellier, Khandi Alexander, Sheila E., Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Jackie Shroff, and Ulrich Tukur. Among people deceased in 2003, Rick Husband ranks 234. Before him are Buddy Ebsen, Carlos Roberto Reina, Winston Graham, Marina Ladynina, José Craveirinha, and Johnny Walker. After him are Bernard Dowiyogo, Félix Loustau, Noronha, Leonid Filatov, Mike Larrabee, and Derek Prince.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rick Husband ranks 7,063 out of 20,380. Before him are Gordon Tullock (1922), Nate Brooks (1933), Gary Dourdan (1966), Ted Neeley (1943), Sabin Carr (1904), and Clint Walker (1927). After him are Mississippi John Hurt (1892), Jane Powell (1929), Richard Lugar (1932), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (1984), Johnny Knoxville (1971), and Rachel Bilson (1981).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Rick Husband ranks 86. Before him are Roy D. Bridges Jr. (1943), William H. Dana (1930), Donald Pettit (1955), Theodore Freeman (1930), Robert L. Behnken (1970), and William Shepherd (1949). After him are C. Gordon Fullerton (1936), Paul Lockhart (1956), Elliot See (1927), Laurel Clark (1961), James C. Adamson (1946), and Karol J. Bobko (1937).

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