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Michael J. Smith(1945-1986)

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Michael J. Smith
Michael J. Smith was born on 30 April 1945 in Beaufort, North Carolina, USA. He died on 28 January 1986 in over Atlantic Ocean.
BornApril 30, 1945
DiedJanuary 28, 1986(40)
BornApril 30, 1945
DiedJanuary 28, 1986(40)
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Thanks

  • Christian Slater and Martin Sheen in Beyond the Stars (1989)
    Beyond the Stars
    5.2
    • this film is dedicated to: the Crew of the Space Challenger Mission 25, who lost their lives on January 28, 1986 (as Commander Michael J. Smith)
    • 1989
  • For All Mankind (1989)
    For All Mankind
    8.1
    • dedicatee: Challenger, January 28, 1986
    • 1989

Archive Footage

  • Engineering by Catastrophe
    • Self - Astronaut, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (archive footage)
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2025
  • Guten Morgen Österreich (2016)
    Guten Morgen Österreich
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2026
  • CNN 10 (2019)
    CNN 10
    4.7
    TV Series
    • Self - Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion Victim (archive footage)
    • 2026
  • Destruction Decoded (2022)
    Destruction Decoded
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2024
  • Level with Me (2023)
    Level with Me
    4.4
    • Self - Challenger Astronaut (archive footage)
    • 2023
  • When Big Things Go Wrong (2021)
    When Big Things Go Wrong
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2021
  • America's Book of Secrets (2012)
    America's Book of Secrets
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Self - Astronaut, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2021
  • Challenger: The Final Flight (2020)
    Challenger: The Final Flight
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - Astronaut, NASA (archive footage)
    • 2020
  • Top 100 Weather Moments (2020)
    Top 100 Weather Moments
    TV Series
    • Self - Astronaut (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2020
  • What Went Wrong: Countdown to Catastrophe (2019)
    What Went Wrong: Countdown to Catastrophe
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Self - Astronaut, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Disasters Engineered (2019)
    Disasters Engineered
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Self - Astronaut (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Days That Shaped America (2018)
    Days That Shaped America
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Self - Pilot, Challenger Space Shuttle (archive footage)
    • 2018
  • Emily Calandrelli in Xploration Outer Space (2014)
    Xploration Outer Space
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Self - Astronaut, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes (2016)
    Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Self - Pilot, STS-51L (archive footage, as Mike Smith)
    • 2016
  • Secret Space Escapes (2015)
    Secret Space Escapes
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2015
  • John Denver: Country Boy (2013)
    John Denver: Country Boy
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2013

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Commander Michael J. Smith
  • Born
    • April 30, 1945
    • Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • January 28, 1986
    • over Atlantic Ocean(Space Shuttle Challenger explosion)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal

Did you know

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    Pilot of the space shuttle Challenger when it exploded on January 28, 1986.

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