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Rick Husband

9th Cousin

1 time removed

Common Ancestor

Father: William Phelps
Crewkerne, Somerset, England

1593 - 1672
Born: Died:
Mother: Ann Dover 12 July 1957 1 February 2003
Crewkerne, Somerset, England Amarillo, Texas Over Texas
1605- 1689 Rick Douglas Husband (Colonel, USAF) was an

American astronaut and fighter pilot. He traveled
into space twice: as Pilot of STS-96 and
Commander of STS-107. He and the rest of the
crew of STS-107 were killed when
Columbia disintegrated during reentry into
the Earth's atmosphere. Husband is a recipient of
the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

At the age of 17, he earned his pilot's license
while flying out of Tradewind Airport. He
graduated with honors from Amarillo High
School in 1975. Husband earned a bachelor of

science degree in mechanical engineering from

Texas Tech University in 1980, after 5 years of study. Upon graduation he was commissioned as
a pilot in the United States Air Force, having been enrolled in ROTC his last two years of college.
Husband underwent pilot training at Vance Air Force Base, in Enid, Oklahoma. This was
followed by Land Survival School in at Fairchild Air Force Base, in Spokane, Washington,
and Fighter Lead-in School in New Mexico. Rick and his wife Evelyn were married in 1982.

In December 1987, Husband was assigned to Edwards Air Force Base in California, where he
attended the USAF Test Pilot School. Upon completion of test pilot school, Husband served as a
test pilot flying the F-4 and all five models of the F-15 Eagle. In the F-15 Combined Test Force,
Husband was the program manager for the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 increased
performance engine, and also served as the F-15 Aerial Demonstration Pilot.

In June 1992, Husband was assigned to the Aircraft and Armament Evaluation Establishment
at Boscombe Down, England, as an exchange test pilot with the Royal Air Force. At Boscombe
Down, Husband was the Tornado GR1 and GR4 Project Pilot and served as a test pilot in the
Hawk, Hunter, Buccaneer, Jet Provost, Tucano, and Harvard.

Husband logged over 3,800 hours of flight time in more than 40 different types of aircraft.

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