Michael J. Smith Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Girlfriend(s), Bio & More

Michael J. Smith

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

Michael John Smith

BIRTHDAY

April 30, 1945

BORN ON DAY

Monday

BIRTHPLACE

Beaufort, North Carolina, United States

DIED AT AGE

40 Years 8 Months 28 Days

DEATHDATE

January 28, 1986

DEATHPLACE

Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States

NATIONALITY

American

PROFESSION

Astronauts (NASA)

ZODIAC

TAURUS

Physical Stats

CHEST

N/A

BICEPS

N/A

WAIST

N/A

HEIGHT

N/A

WEIGHT

N/A

Fame & Address

DEBUT

NASA Group 9 (1980)

FAMOUS FROM/AS

STS-51-L (Mission)

Education, Net Worth & More

SCHOOLING FROM

Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California

COLLEGE

United States Naval Academy

QUALIFICATION

Bachelor of Science degree in Naval Science, Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering

More Information

Career of Michael J. Smith

He was selected by NASA in May 1980. He was a commander in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory. He also served as Technical Assistant to the Director and Deputy Chief of the Aircraft Operations Division. He was also the pilot of the Space Shuttle Challenger which was destroyed and all the crew members were killed in the accident.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Michael J. Smith

Did Michael J. Smith takes alcohol? NA.
Was Michael J. Smith in the habit of Smoking? NA.
Smith was one of the seven crew members who died due to the failure of the STS-51-L mission. The vehicle broke up at an altitude of 48000 feet, 73 seconds into the flight. His voice was last heard on the Challenger voice recorder. His final words were "Uh oh".
He also served United States Navy and had 4867 hours of flying time flew 28 different types of civilian and military aircraft. He was promoted to the rank of captain following his death.
He was awarded several honors like the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and Defense Distinguished Service Medal posthumously.
Smith was featured in the television movie "Challenger" in which his character was played by Brian Kerwin.
The astronaut was all set to serve as a pilot for a future Shuttle mission (STS-61-1) which was slated for the fall of 1986 but he died before that in January of 1986.