Editing Richard A. Searfoss (section)

{{Short description|American astronaut and aviator (1956–2018)}}
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{{Infobox astronaut
|name          = Rick Searfoss
|image         = Richard Searfoss2.jpg
|birth_name    = Richard Alan Searfoss
|birth_date    = {{birth date|1956|6|5}}
|birth_place   = [[Mount Clemens, Michigan|Mount Clemens]], [[Michigan]], U.S.
|death_date    = {{nowrap|{{death date and age|2018|9|29|1956|6|5}}}}
|death_place   = [[Tehachapi, California]], U.S.
|education     = [[United States Air Force Academy]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[California Institute of Technology]] ([[Master of Science|MS]])
|type          = [[NASA astronaut]]
|rank          = [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]], [[United States Air Force|USAF]]
|time          = 39d 3h 18m
|selection     = [[NASA Astronaut Group 13|NASA Group 13 (1990)]]
|mission       = [[STS-58]]<br>[[STS-76]]<br>[[STS-90]]
|insignia      = [[File:Sts-58-patch.png|48px]] [[File:Sts-76-patch.png|42px]] [[File:Sts-90-patch.svg|50px]]
|}}
'''Richard Alan "Rick" Searfoss''' (June 5, 1956 – September 29, 2018) was an American aviator who was [[United States Air Force]] [[colonel]], [[NASA]] [[astronaut]] and [[test pilot]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Richard Alan Searfoss, 1956–2018 |url=http://www.tehachapinews.com/obituaries/richard-alan-searfoss/article_32ce5de8-c8c4-11e8-87fa-4b56b2f02bf5.html |newspaper=[[Tehachapi News]] |location=[[Tehachapi, California]] |accessdate=9 October 2018 |date=5 October 2018}}</ref>