| Birth Day | July 14, 1936 |
| Birth Place | Lorain, OH |
| Age | 84 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Mar 22, 1996 (age 59) |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Test pilot, Astronaut, and lead investigator into the tragic Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
He served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
He piloted Space Shuttle mission STS-5, the first with a four-person crew, and served as Commander on STS-51-B.
He had three children with his wife Katherine.
He investigated the Challenger accident in which Francis Scobee was killed.
