Charles Veach, born September 18, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, is a veteran of two space shuttle flights.
His first trip into space was aboard Discovery (STS-39) as mission specialist in April-May 1991. It was also the first unclassified Department of Defense payload.
His second mission was aboard Columbia (STS-52) as mission specialist in October-November 1992. Some of Gene Roddenberry's ashes were carried aboard Columbia for the mission.
Veach passed away from cancer in October 1995.
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