About
Test pilot, astronaut, and lead investigator into the tragic Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
Before fame
He served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Trivia
He piloted Space Shuttle mission STS-5, the first with a four-person crew, and served as Commander on STS-51-B.
Family life
He had three children with his wife Katherine.
Associated with
He investigated the Challenger accident in which Francis Scobee was killed.
