up till 2005, 18 space exploration related deaths
The Space Place is written, edited and maintained by CBS News space consultant William Harwood, who has covered America's space program full time for more than 15 years, focusing on space shuttle operations, planetary exploration and astronomy.
Astronaut Fatalities COMPILED BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
Updated: May 23, 2005 Download a PDF of this chart.
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