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Michael J. Smith

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Gender Male
Death37 years ago
Date of birth April 30,1945
Zodiac sign Taurus
Born Beaufort
North Carolina
United States
Date of died January 28,1986
DiedCape Canaveral
Florida
United States
Space missions STS-51-L
BuriedArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States
First space flight STS-51-L
Job Astronaut
Engineer
Education United States Naval Academy
Naval Postgraduate School
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Michael John Smith, was an American engineer and astronaut. He served as the pilot of the Space Shuttle Challenger when it was destroyed during the STS-51-L mission, when it broke up 73 seconds into the flight, and at an altitude of 48,000 feet, killing all 7 crew members.

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