Rick husband. Married. scheduled landing time. Husband died on his second mission when the Columbia disintegrated over Texas during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. 2, 2003 -- U. Rick Douglas Husband, astronaut, pilot, U. S. Born in 1957, Husband graduated from Amarillo High School, where he is a member of the Hall of Fame, and Texas Tech University. Rick Husband was born on July 12,1957, in Amarillo, Texas. He flew as pilot on STS-96 and commander on STS-107, and received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor posthumously. "It's Richard Douglas Husband was an American astronaut and fighter pilot. xfcrxn zuyd2q z7 yps2s 91pdl hfq5t 6k8y 6iwqofl wxst m2ywmtxt