What United States Air Force Officer and Astronaut, who is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, has an asteroid named after him?
51824 Mikeanderson 51824 Mikeanderson (2001 OE ) is an asteroid named for astronaut Mike Anderson, who was killed in the STS-107 ("Columbia") space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51824 Mikeanderson was discovered on July 19, 2001, at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.
James Allen Taylor James Allen Taylor (born December 31, 1937) is a retired United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War.