How many U.S. astronauts have died in space?

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Also what were the crashes they died in?

Answer 1

None have actually died "in space". The Challenger disaster occurred shortly after liftoff, so they were only a few miles up (and probably didn't actually die until the crew cabin impacted in the Atlantic), and the Columbia disaster occurred as a result of a breakup of the vehicle as it was reentering the atmosphere over Texas.

But the answer you're probably looking at is, "Fourteen astronauts have died while in flight on space missions. The shuttle Challenger exploded over the Atlantic off the coast of Florida, and the shuttle Columbia broke apart over Texas."

Also worth remembering are the three astronauts who died in a fire while preparing for the launch of Apollo 1. They were sealed in the spacecraft on the launch pad when a fire broke out.

Answer 2

Astronauts That Died

Answer 3

No astronauts have ever died in space.
Astronauts have died in tests on the ground, at launch before leaving Earth's atmosphere and upon re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. But no astronaut has ever died in space.

Answer 4

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How many U.S. astronauts have died in space?
Also what were the crashes they died in?

Answer 5

In space? None.

From the US, 24 have died during the space program. Eight cosmonauts have also died (so, there have been 32 space-program related fatalities around the world).

However, below is a list of astronaut and cosmonaut deaths related to the US and USSR/Russian space programs:
http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0114.shtml

Answer 6

Zero.
The three US astronauts who died in Apollo 1 died on Earth (the launch pad, during testing).
The shuttle astronauts who died (both accidents) died in Earth atmosphere.

Answer 7

NONE haved died "in space" all were in the atmosphere when it happened.

An Apollo on the pad during a test (forget the number) and two Space Shuttles. One on take off and one on renetry.

Answer 8

Besides Challenger and Columbia (neither died in space) the first launch blew up right on the space pad, I think that was 1967 or 1968. It never left the ground. Anyone else think these odds are crazy for spending billions of money?

Answer 9

Fatty is correct. Two shuttles, one going up, one coming down, and one incident at a training facility. No crashes, and technically none of them were in space at the time. Also, none of the incidents were crashes. There was a fire, and explosion, and disintigration due to heat. A crash was not part of the problem.

-Dio

Answer 10

14 have died in flight.

7 died in the Challenger accident and 7 in the Columbia accident.