--- title: "3 Rick Husband Quotes - Famous Astronaut" description: "American astronaut (1957-2003)... | Rick Douglas Husband was an American astronaut and fighter pilot. He traveled into space twice: as pilot of STS-96 a..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b075/author-rick-husband-85474.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Rick Husband](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b075/author-rick-husband-85474.jpg) # Rick Husband (1957–2003) Astronaut **3** quotes in **39** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Rick Husband was an astronaut. ## Quick Facts About Rick Husband Born July 12, 1957 Died February 1, 2003 Profession Astronaut ## About Rick Husband American astronaut (1957-2003)... \| Rick Douglas Husband was an American astronaut and fighter pilot. He traveled into space twice: as pilot of STS-96 and commander of STS-107. Husband and the rest of the crew of STS-107 were killed when Columbia disintegrated during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. He is also a recipient of the C ## Quotes by Rick Husband > [Don't die before your dead! Don't let anything stand in your way of God's appointed purpose for your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-husband/don-t-die-before-your-dead-don-t-let-anything-stand-in-your-way-of/) [Rick Husband](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-husband/) [Dies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec4/rick-husband-85474_dies_don-t-die-before-your-dead-don-t-let-any_395129.png) > [ It \[space\] was just so incredibly adventurous and exciting to me. I just thought there was no doubt in my mind that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-husband/it-space-was-just-so-incredibly-adventurous-and-exciting-to-me-i-just/) [Rick Husband](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-husband/) [Adventure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adventure/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/096/rick-husband-85474_adventure_it-space-was-just-so-incredibly-adventur_544571.png) > [I try to be the best husband and father I possibly can. And it doesn't mean I get to spend as much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-husband/i-try-to-be-the-best-husband-and-father-i-possibly-can-and-it-doesn-t/) [Rick Husband](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-husband/) [Astronaut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronaut/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81e/rick-husband-85474_astronaut_i-try-to-be-the-best-husband-and-father_3163481.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-husband/#itemlist", "name": "Rick Husband Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Don't die before your dead! 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