Gregory Jarvis

Memorial at Hermosa Beach

Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 - January 28, 1986) was an American astronaut who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist. Greg Jarvis Cropped, optimized; original from http://images. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1489 KB) Denkmal für die Besatzung des verunglückten Space Shuttle Challenger der NASA und für den ortsansässigen Astronauten Greg Jarvis in Hermosa Beach (Kalifornien) selbstfotografiert mit Minolta Dimage Z1 } File links The following pages link to... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1489 KB) Denkmal für die Besatzung des verunglückten Space Shuttle Challenger der NASA und für den ortsansässigen Astronauten Greg Jarvis in Hermosa Beach (Kalifornien) selbstfotografiert mit Minolta Dimage Z1 } File links The following pages link to... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit (MMU) outside the Challenger in 1984. ... The Challenger breaks apart 73 seconds into its final mission, STS-51-L. Space Shuttle Challenger (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-099) was NASAs second Space Shuttle orbiter to be put into service, after Columbia. ... The launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission 51L/STS-33, the 25th of the STS (Space Transportation System) program, began at an estimated time of 16:38:00. ...

He received a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University at Buffalo (SUNY) in 1967, and a Master's in the same discipline from Northeastern University, Boston in 1969. Jarvis joined the Air Force the same year and served until 1973, being discharged as a Captain. Thereafter he worked for Hughes Aircraft, and was selected as a payload specialist in July, 1984. SUNY at Buffalo now has a building, Jarvis Hall, named after him, which is devoted largely to engineering support services[1]. Electrical engineers design power systems. ... University at Buffalo Formally known as University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, has campuses located both in and near Buffalo, New York, USA, and is one of the four university centers operated by the State University of New York. ... The State University of New York (acronym SUNY; usually pronounced SOO-nee) is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. ... Northeastern University is a private university in Boston, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States. ... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aviation branch of the United States armed forces. ... Hughes logo adopted after his death Hughes developed the AIM-120 AMRAAM, one of the worlds most advanced air-to-air missiles Hughes Aircraft Company was a major defense/aerospace company founded by Howard Hughes. ...

Jarvis was portrayed by Richard Jenkins in the controversial 1990 TV movie Challenger, which was produced against the wishes of the Challenger families. Richard Jenkins (born 2 December 1953 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA) is an American actor. ... This article is about the year. ...

External links

• Official NASA Bio
• Challenger Center bio
• Gregory Jarvis at Find-A-Grave
• Memorial to Greg Jarvis in Hermosa Beach, California