Gregory Jarvis

Gregory Jarvis
Jarvis in 1985
Born
Gregory Bruce Jarvis

(1944-08-24)August 24, 1944
DiedJanuary 28, 1986(1986-01-28) (aged 41)
North Atlantic Ocean
EducationUniversity at Buffalo (BS)
Northeastern University (MS)
West Coast University
AwardsCongressional Space Medal of Honor
Space career
Hughes Aircraft payload specialist
RankCaptain, USAF
MissionsSTS-51-L (disaster)
Mission insignia

Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 – January 28, 1986) was an American engineer and astronaut who died during the January 28, 1986 destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist for Hughes Aircraft.