Karol Bobko
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About
Astronaut involved in the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, a 1985 Space Shuttle Discovery mission, and a 1985 U.S. Department of Defense mission aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. He was also the first pilot to fly the doomed Space Shuttle Challenger, carrying out a successful 1983 voyage aboard the shuttle.
Before Fame
He achieved the rank of Colonel in the United States Air Force.
Trivia
He flew on three Space Shuttle missions and was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.
Family Life
He grew up in New York City. He married F. Dianne Welsh; they had a daughter and a son together.
Associated With
He and fellow astronaut James Irwin were both Colonels in the U.S. Air Force.
