Original: Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee (May 19, 1939 - January 28, 1986) was an American astronaut who was killed commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger, which suffered catastrophic booster failure during launch of the STS-51-L mission.
Simplified: Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee (May 19, 1939 - January 28, 1986) was an American astronaut who was the lieutenant colonel of Space Shuttle Challenger when it blew up and killed him and six other crew members.