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Greg Jarvis

Gregory Bruce Jarvis (August 24, 1944 - January 28 - 1986) was an American astronaut who died during the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger, where he was serving as payload specialist.

He received a B.A. in electrical engineering from SUNY - Buffalo in 1967, and a Master's in the same discipline from Northeastern University[?] in 1969. Jarvis joined the Air Force the same year and served until 1973, being discharged as a Captain. Thereafter he worked for Hughes Aircraft[?], and was selected as a payload specialist in July, 1984.

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