Rick Husband

Commander Rick Husband was a native of Amarillo Texas. He became an astronaut in 1995 and first flew on the STS-96 mission.

After STS-96 Husband became the astronaut responsible for safety and was the weather coordinator for several launches. In October 2000 managers assigned Rick Husband to command the STS-107 mission.

• Author Philip Chien kidding Rick Husband about his 'spy' in Amarillo.
• When Husband was assigned to the mission author Philip Chien asked him about doing the blood draws.
• The STS-96 crew arrives in Florida for launch.
• Rick Husband's official NASA bio.
• On Rick Husband's first spaceflight "Amarillo by Morning" by George Strait was played as his wakeup call.

4-year-old Rick Husband in a toy jeep	Rick Husband and Evelyn Neely get engaged	An early photo of Rick and Evelyn Husband	Rick Husband's NASA portrait	Rick Husband's official NASA portrait	The official STS-96 crew photo
The STS-96 crew poses with their Spacehab module	The Husband family poses by a shuttle mockup	The STS-96 crew inspects equipment	The STS-96 crew inspects equipment	Rick Husband arrives in Florida for the STS-96 dress rehearsal	Rick Husband learns to drive an M113 tank
Technician Don Pataky repairs damaged insulation on STS-96's External Tank	Rick Husband arrives in Florida for the STS-96 launch	The STS-96 crew arrives in Florida for their launch	Rick in the white room before entering Discovery for STS-96	The STS-96 dawn launch on May 27, 1999	The dawn STS-96 launch
A tracking map of Discovery as it passed over Amarillo	Rick Husband sips a drink on his first spaceflight	The STS-96 crew poses with construction signs aboard the ISS	Rick Husband holds a "Speed Limit 17,500 MPH" sign on the ISS	Rick and Dan Barry fix the ISS's radio	Rick Husband works inside the ISS on his first mission
Rick Husband, Tammy Jernigan, and Kent Rominger during STS-96	The ISS's ship's log with the STS-96 entry and photo	The ISS as photographed during the flyaround	After undocking from the space station the STS-96 crew ejected the Starshine educational satellite	An animation of Starshine flashing	Discovery lands, completing the STS-96 mission
The STS-96 crew and families leave Florida to return home to Houston	Rick Husband's family	The Husband family - wife Evelyn and children Laura and Matthew	Rick and Evelyn Husband pose with Columbia during the spouse's tour two days before the STS-107 launch	Rick Husband poses with a photo of his family during STS-107	Evelyn, Laura, and Matthew Husband pose in front of the shuttle runway