Husband, Rick Douglas, 1957-2003

Rick Douglas Husband July 12, 1957, Amarillo, Texas, U.S. - February 1, 2003; earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Texas Tech University in 1980; commissioned as a pilot in the US Air Force; Husband underwent pilot training at Vance Air Force Base, in Enid, Oklahoma. This was followed by Land Survival School in at Fairchild Air Force Base, in Spokane, Washington, and Fighter Lead-in School in New Mexico; assigned to a squadron at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Georgia flying the F-4E. Rick then transferred to George AFB, in Victorville, California in Dec. 1985; assigned to Edwards Air Force Base in California; selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in December 1994; served on Discovery (STS-96) and Columbia (STS-107); was killed during Columbia disaster in 2003