American astronaut and physicist (1951-2012).

Born May 26th, 1951 in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Died July 23rd, 2012 at 61 years old in La Jolla (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Christa McAuliffe

Born September 2nd, 1948 in Boston.

Died January 28th, 1986 at 37 years old

Alan Shepard

Born November 18th, 1923 in Derry.

Died July 21st, 1998 at 74 years old

Kalpana Chawla

Born March 17th, 1962 in Karnal.

Died February 1st, 2003 at 40 years old

Sunita Williams

Born September 19th, 1965 in Euclid.

Katherine Johnson

Born August 26th, 1918 in White Sulphur Springs.

Died February 24th, 2020 at 101 years old