Lost Missions

Lost Missions

Every American space mission that resulted in the death of its crew happened in late January or early February. Rest in peace.

Apollo 1 -- January 27, 1967
Crew-members:
Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Command Pilot
Edward H. White, Senior Pilot
Roger Chaffee, Pilot
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STS-51-L “Challenger” -- January 28, 1986
Crew-members:
Francis R. Scobee, Commander
Michael J. Smith, Pilot
Ronald McNair, Mission Specialist
Ellison Onizuka, Mission Specialist
Judith Resnik, Mission Specialist
Greg Jarvis, Payload Specialist
Christa McAuliffe, Payload Specialist
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STS-107 “Columbia” -- February 1, 2003
Crew-members
Rick D. Husband, Commander
William C. McCool, Pilot
Michael P. Anderson, Payload Commander
Ilan Ramon, Payload Specialist
Kalpana Chawla, Mission Specialist
David M. Brown, Mission Specialist
Laurel Blair Salton Clark, Mission Specialist