to damage during ascent. The crew was Rick Husband, William C. McCool, David M. Brown, Kalpana Chawla, Michael P. Anderson, Laurel Clark and Ilan Ramon. Husband, Chawla and Anderson were veterans. Ramon was a pilot in the Israeli Air Force. On October 31, 2014, SpaceShipTwo broke apart during its fourth powered flight, killing co-pilot Michael T. Alsbury and severely injuring the pilot. Both were flying for Scaled Composites on a mission for Virgin Galactic. Astronauts Memorial Foundation The president of the Astronaut Memorial Foundation was Stephen Feldman from 1999 to 2012. He was paid $303,000 annually. This was criticized as being the highest among 100 of Brevard County non-profits. His salary represented 18.3 percent of the fund's $1.8 million budget in fiscal year 2009. He defended his salary by saying that he was the sole fundraiser and the chief financial officer for the foundation. Thad Altman became President and CEO of the Astronauts Memorial Foundation in August 2012. The Board of Directors include Eileen Collins - Chairman, Jack Kirschenbaum - Vice Chairman, Gregory H. Johnson - Treasurer, Sheryl L. Chaffee - Secretary. Gallery See also Fallen Astronaut, a memorial to deceased astronauts and cosmonauts placed on the Moon during the 1971 Apollo 15 mission. List of national memorials of the United States References External links Map: The Astronauts Memorial Foundation official website Places of Commemoration: Search for Identity and Landscape Design, Volume 19, Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn, Dumbarton Oaks, 2001, pages 185-214. . Congressional Record, 30 April 1991, page 9600, H2578-79. Joint Resolution 214. Astronaut Memorial Space Mirror History of spaceflight Human spaceflight Space program fatalities Space Shuttle program Mirrors Monuments and memorials in Florida Tourist attractions in Brevard County, Florida Merritt Island, Florida 1991 sculptures Buildings and structures in Merritt Island, Florida Granite sculptures in Florida 1991 establishments in Florida National Memorials of the United States Kalpana Chawla Monuments and memorials to explorers Gus Grissom Ed White (astronaut)