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Gregory Jarvis | |
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Born | Gregory Bruce Jarvis August 24, 1944 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | January 28, 1986 North Atlantic Ocean | (aged 41)
Education | University at Buffalo (BS) Northeastern University (MS) West Coast University |
Awards | Congressional Space Medal of Honor |
Space career | |
Hughes Aircraft payload specialist | |
Rank | Captain, USAF |
Missions | STS-51-L (disaster) |
Mission insignia | ![]() |
Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 – January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and astronaut who died during the January 28, 1986 destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist for Hughes Aircraft.