Rick Husband

This is an illustration of the statue made in Rick Husband's honor, an Amarillo, Tx native. His statue is housed at the Rick Husband International Airport in Amarillo.

From Wikipedia: Richard Douglas "Rick" Husband (July 12, 1957 – February 1, 2003) was a U.S. Air Force Colonel, pilot, and astronaut who was Commander of Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-107. He and the rest of the crew of STS-107 were killed when Columbia disintegrated during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. Husband is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

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