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Gregory Jarvis

Also Known As Gregory Bruce Jarvis
United States

Gregory Jarvis was an American electrical engineer employed by the Hughes Aircraft Company who flew as a payload specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-L in January 1986, representing his employer rather than NASA as one of the programs early corporate passengers. He had been bumped from two earlier Shuttle flights before finally being assigned a seat on the ill-fated mission. Jarvis was among the seven crew members killed when Challenger broke apart shortly after launch on January 28, 1986.

Facts
Birth Date
1944-08-24 1
Birth Year
1944 1
Death Date
1986-01-28 1
Death Year
1986 1
Nationality
American 1
Defining Contribution
American engineer and astronaut who served as payload specialist for Hughes Aircraft and died during the destruction of Space Shuttle Challenger 1
Notable Mission
STS-51-L (Space Shuttle Challenger) 1
Classification
Astronaut Role
Payload Specialist 1
Dating
Selection Year
1984 1
Connections

Operated By

Hughes Aircraft Company, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Gregory Jarvis - Wikipedia
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Nationality

United States

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Source Wikidata: Gregory Jarvis
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1. Gregory Jarvis - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, Born field
    Born: Gregory Bruce Jarvis (1944-08-24)August 24, 1944 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
  • Infobox, Born field, date figure
    Born: Gregory Bruce Jarvis (1944-08-24)August 24, 1944 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
  • Infobox, Born field, year figure
    Born: Gregory Bruce Jarvis (1944-08-24)August 24, 1944 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
  • Infobox, Died field
    Died: January 28, 1986(1986-01-28) (aged 41) North Atlantic Ocean
  • Infobox, Died field, year figure
    Died: January 28, 1986(1986-01-28) (aged 41) North Atlantic Ocean
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1
    Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 - January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and astronaut who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist for Hughes Aircraft.
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1 (occupation)
    Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 - January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and astronaut who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist for Hughes Aircraft.
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1 (mission)
    Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 - January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and astronaut who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist for Hughes Aircraft.
  • Lead section
    Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 - January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and astronaut who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist for Hughes Aircraft.
  • Article text
    serving as payload specialist for Hughes Aircraft
  • Article text: selection
    In June 1984, Jarvis was one of two Hughes Aircraft employees selected as candidates for the Space Shuttle program.
  • In Group: Space Shuttle Astronauts, Lead sentence
    Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944, January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and astronaut who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist for Hughes Aircraft.
  • Operated By: Hughes Aircraft Company, Lead: employer of the payload specialist
    serving as payload specialist for Hughes Aircraft
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Wikidata: Gregory Jarvis
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