1. Gregory Bruce Jarvis 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.
11 Facts About Gregory Jarvis
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Gregory Jarvis received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1967, and a Master of Science degree in the same discipline from Northeastern University two years later.
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In June 1984, Gregory Jarvis was one of two Hughes Aircraft employees selected as candidates for the Space Shuttle program.
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Gregory Jarvis planned to conduct experiments regarding the effects of weightlessness on fluids.
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Gregory Jarvis was initially scheduled to make his shuttle flight in April 1985, but Gregory Jarvis was replaced on that flight by US senator Jake Garn.
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Gregory Jarvis was payload specialist 2 on STS-51-L which was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 11:38:00 EST on January 28,1986.
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Gregory Jarvis' body was discovered in the lower mid-deck along with McNair and McAuliffe.
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Gregory Jarvis was cremated and his ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean.
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Gregory Jarvis Hall is devoted largely to Aerospace Engineering and engineering support services.
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Gregory Jarvis was portrayed by Richard Jenkins in the 1990 TV movie Challenger.
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In 2004, Gregory Jarvis was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.