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Francis Richard 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. [1]
Feb 3, 2003 · The spacecraft commander was Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Scobee. He was born on May 19, 1939, in Cle Elum, Washington, and graduated from the public high school in Auburn, Washington, in 1957.
Sep 14, 2020 · Dick Scobee The commander of the Challenger on that fateful morning in late January, Lt. Col. Francis Richard Scobee had a remarkable career in both the Air Force and NASA.
Feb 22, 2020 · In researching commander Dick Scobee and reading the memoirs of his wife, June Scobee Rodgers, I have found he is probably one of the finest men to grace the halls of the NASA astronaut office, and he quickly became a personal hero of mine.
Jan 28, 2021 · On Jan. 29, 1985, NASA announced the five-person crew for the STS-51L mission, consisting of Commander Francis R. “Dick” Scobee, Pilot Michael J. Smith, and Mission Specialists Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A. Resnik, and Ronald E. McNair.
Jan 28, 2019 · CNN — For Lt. Gen. Richard “Rich” Scobee, losing his father in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger was a personal tragedy he and the families of other members of the crew have shared...
Mission Commander. Francis R. “Dick” Scobee was born on May 19, 1939, in Cle Elum, Washington. After graduating from high school in 1957, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, training as a reciprocating engine mechanic, but longed to fly.
Feb 2, 2000 · In 1978 Scobee entered NASA's astronaut corps and was the pilot of STS-41-C, the fifth orbital flight of the Challenger spacecraft, launching from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on April 6, 1984. During this seven-day mission the crew successfully retrieved and repaired the ailing Solar Maximum Satellite and returned it to orbit.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. FRANCIS R. (DICK) SCOBEE (LT. COL., U.S. AIR FORCE, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born May 19, 1939, in Cle Elum, Washington. Died January 28, 1986. He is survived by his wife, June, and two children.
Feb 11, 1986 · Dick Scobee, the little boy who hung so many model airplanes from the ceiling of his room that anyone entering would bump his head on them, died at the command controls of the ultimate...
