| First name and last name | Michael P. Anderson |
| Date of birth | 28.12.1959 |
| Date of death | 01.02.2003 |
| Nationality | American |
| Space Agency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| Status | Lost in flight |
| Type of astronaut | Government agency |
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_P._Anderson |
Additional information Michael P. Anderson
Michael Phillip Anderson was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut. Anderson and his six fellow crew members were killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Anderson served as the payload commander and lieutenant colonel in charge of science experiments on the Columbia. Anderson was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
