Gregory Jarvis
American - ( HAC)
Lost In Flight
Date of Birth: Aug. 24, 1944
Date of Death: Jan. 28, 1986
Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 – January 28, 1986) was an American engineer who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as Payload Specialist for Hughes Aircraft.
Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-51-L
Lockheed Space Operations Company | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Jan. 28, 1986, 4:38 p.m.
Status: Failure
Mission: Human Exploration
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