Gregory Jarvis
Sign in to saveAmerican astronaut (1944-1986)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1944-08-24
- Died
- 1986-01-28
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Finding the Path
via Open Library + Wikidata
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- UCSF Chimera—A visualization system for exploratory research and analysis
· 2004 · cited 43,641x
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,272x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,698x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 19,828x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,495x
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Key facts
- 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
- Cause of death
- Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
- Education
- University at Buffalo ( BS ), Northeastern University ( MS ), West Coast University
- Awards
- Congressional Space Medal of Honor
- Rank
- Captain , USAF
- Missions
- STS-51-L
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 24 August 1944
- Died
- 28 January 1986
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gregory
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Place of death
- Cape Canaveral
- Occupation
- payload specialist
- Educated at
- Northeastern University
- Employer
- Hughes Aircraft Company
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
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.
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1944 births1986 deaths20th-century American engineersAmerican electrical engineersMilitary personnel from DetroitMilitary personnel from Utica, New YorkNASA sponsored astronautsNortheastern University alumniRaytheon Company peopleRecipients of the Congressional Space Medal of HonorSpace Shuttle Challenger disaster victimsSpace Shuttle program astronauts