Francis Scobee
Astronaut
Commanding officer of the Space Shuttle Challenger that exploded during launch in 1986.
He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1957, working as an engine mechanic and spending his off-duty time studying aerospace engineering at San Antonio College.
Selected for NASA's astronaut program in 1978, he completed training in late 1979 and piloted a 1984 mission to space.
He was born in Cle Elum, Washington to Francis William Scobee and Edlynn Miller.
Judith Resnik was his crewmate on the ill-fated Challenger flight.