Gregory Jarvis

Gregory Jarvis
Jarvis in 1985
Born	Gregory Bruce Jarvis (1944-08-24)August 24, 1944 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	January 28, 1986(1986-01-28) (aged 41) North Atlantic Ocean
Education	University at Buffalo (BS) Northeastern University (MS) West Coast University
Awards	Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Space career
Hughes Aircraft payload specialist
Rank	Captain, USAF
Missions	STS-51-L (disaster)
Mission insignia

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