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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 .
Mar 31, 2019 · Gregory Bruce Jarvis was an American astronaut who brought an extensive background as an engineer to his work with NASA. He died in the Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986, on his first and only trip to space. Fast Facts: Gregory Jarvis. Born: August 24, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. Died: January 28, 1986 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Greg Jarvis was an avid squash player and bicycle rider. He also enjoyed cross country skiing, backpacking, racquet ball, and white water river rafting. For relaxation, he played the classical guitar. AWARDS: Posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
Jan 28, 2016 · Teacher in space Christa McAuliffe (top), backup crew member Barbara Morgan (bottom) and payload specialist Greg Jarvis (back right) training in a KC-135 “vomit comet” in the 1980s.
Payload Specialist. Gregory B. Jarvis was born on August 24, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan. He received a B.S. in electrical engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1967, a M.S. in the same field from Northeastern University in 1969.
Jan 28, 2021 · The late addition of Florida Congressman C. William “Bill” Nelson to that flight bumped Jarvis again, and NASA finally added him to STS-51L on Oct. 25, 1985, rounding out the seven-member crew. Left: Hughes Corporation payload specialists Gregory B. Jarvis and L. William Butterworth during their training for the STS-51D mission.
Gregory B. Jarvis was a payload specialist on Challenger mission 51-L. He worked for the Hughes Aircraft Corp.'s Space and Communications Group in Los Angeles, California, and was made available for the Challenger flight by his company.
