What is Michael P. Anderson?
{{Infobox astronaut | name =Michael P. Anderson | image =Michael P. Anderson.jpg | caption =1995 portrait | type =[[NASA]] [[Astronaut]] | nationality =American | birth_name =Michael Phillip Anderson | birth_date ={{Birth date|1959|12|25}} | death_date ={{death date and age|2003|2|1|1959|12|25}} | birth_place =[[Plattsburgh, New York]], <br />United States | death_place =over [[Texas]] | previous_occupation =[[Aviator|Pilot]], [[scientist]] | alma_mater =[[University of Washington|Washington]], B.S. 1981<br>[[Creighton University|Creighton]], M.S. 1990 | rank =[[Lieutenant Colonel (United States)|Lt. Colonel]], [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] | selection =[[List of astronauts by selection#1994|1994 NASA Group 15]] | time =24d 18h 08min | mission =[[STS-89]], [[STS-107]] | insignia =[[Image:Sts-89-patch.svg|40px]] [[Image:STS-107 Flight Insignia.svg|40px]] | awards = {{CS Medal of Honor}} }} '''Michael Phillip Anderson''' (December 25, 1959 – February 1, 2003) 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|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disaster]] when the [[Space Shuttle Columbia|craft]] disintegrated during its [[reentry (orbital)|re-entry]] into the [[Earth's atmosphere]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn4089-nasa-culture-key-to-columbia-shuttle-disaster/|title=NASA culture key to Columbia shuttle disaster|newspaper=New Scientist|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-14}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Michael P.}} [[Category:1959 births]] [[Category:2003 deaths]] [[Category:American astronauts]] [[Category:Scientists from New York (state)]] [[Category:Aviation deaths in the United States]] {{US-bio-stub}}