Also on board were Michael J. Smith, Francis “Dick” Scobee ... Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1976. According to NASA, his research at MIT focused on the development of lasers.

Due to the clustering of the three dates, NASA sets aside a date every January to commemorate its fallen astronauts. Challenger's crew included Commander Dick Scobee, Pilot Michael Smith ...

(NASA) KENNEDY SPACE CENTER ... Commander Dick Scobee, pilot Michael J. Smith, mission specialists Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka and Judith Resnik, and payload specialists Gregory Jarvis and ...

NASA honored its fallen space explorers during its annual "Day of Remembrance" on Thursday (Jan. 23). The agency held events at a number of its facilities around the nation, including Kennedy ...