Charles Lacy Veach, Shuttle Astronaut
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Charles Lacy Veach, 51, space shuttle astronaut who flew on missions in April, 1991, and October, 1992. He joined the astronaut corps in 1984. “He was a skilled pilot and an enthusiastic explorer. We will miss him,” NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin said. Veach was born in Chicago, but considered Honolulu his hometown. On Tuesday of cancer in Houston.
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