Husband

Rick Douglas

USA

International order nº: 393

US astr. nº: 249

Personal data:

Birthdate:	12.07.1957
Birthplace:	Amarillo / Texas
Marital status:	married
Children:	two
Selection date:	09.12.1994
Job:	PLT
Date of death:	01.02.2003
Reason of death:	Disintegration of the Shuttle "Columbia" 16 minutes before planned touchdown at Florida. 7 astronauts were perished: Husband, McCool, Anderson, Chawla, Brown, Clark and Ramon.

Spaceflights:

No	Launch Spacecraft	Date and time of launch (UT)	Status while launch	Spacecraft of landing	Date and time of landing (UT)	Duration
1	STS-96 (Discovery/26)	10h.49m.43s. May 27, 1999	Plt	STS-96 (Discovery/26)	06h.03m.59s. Jun 06, 1999	9d.19h.14m.16s.
2	STS-107 (Columbia/28)	15h.39m.00s. Jan 16, 2003	Cdr	STS-107 (Columbia/28)	13h.59m.32s. Feb 01, 2003	15d.22h.20m.32s.
Total duration:						25d.17h.34m.48s.

Additional information

Bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Texas Tech University, 1980; master of science in mechanical engineering from California State University, Fresno, 1990; Major, USAF; test pilot; hobbies: Singing, snow and water skiing, cycling, spending time with his family.

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