Karol Bobko ‘55, NASA’s First Challenger Pilot
Karol Bobko ‘55, NASA’s First Challenger Pilot
Oct 6, 2023
On NBC’s Sunday TODAY Show, Karol Bobko ‘55, NASA’s first Challenger pilot and first astronaut to fly three different Space Shuttle missions, was featured in the September 3, 2023 “Life Well Lived” segment.
Bo, a member of the Astronaut Hall of Fame and Brooklyn Tech Alumni Hall of Fame, passed away August 17, 2023 at age 85.
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