Friday, June 5, 2020
Richard Searfoss, Space Shuttle astronaut, born 1956
Richard Searfoss, born June 5, 1956 in Mount Clemens, Michigan, was a veteran of three space shuttle flights.
His first mission was aboard Columbia (STS-58) as pilot in October 1993. He and fellow astronaut John Blaha communictated with school children via an on-board ham radio.
His second mission was aboard Atlantis (STS-76) as pilot to Mir in March 1996. It was the third space shuttle mission to Mir.
His third and final flight was back on Columbia (STS-90) as commander in April-May 1998. It was the last flight of the European Space Agency's Spacelab module.
He passed away in September 2018.
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