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==Awards and recognition== On July 9, 1994, the San Antonio College Planetarium was rededicated The Scobee Planetarium. In 2004, Scobee was [[posthumous recognition|posthumous]]ly awarded the [[Congressional Space Medal of Honor]] and was inducted into the [[Astronaut Hall of Fame]]. After the ''Challenger'' disaster, a number of schools, streets, and municipal facilities in the U.S. were renamed in his honor. North Auburn Elementary School in Auburn, WA was renamed Dick Scobee Elementary, and [[Auburn Municipal Airport (Washington)|Auburn Municipal Airport]] became Dick Scobee Field.<ref>[http://www.s50wa.com/overview.html Auburn Municipal Airport located in Washington State (WA)<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060307092350/http://www.s50wa.com/overview.html |date=March 7, 2006 }}</ref> Dick Scobee Memorial Airfield is a radio-controlled and model aircraft facility located at George Bush Park in western Harris County, Texas. Scobee Road in [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]],<ref>[http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&addtohistory=&address=%5b1%2d36%5d%20Dick%20Scobee%20Rd&city=Myrtle%20Beach&state=SC&zipcode=29579&country=US&location=N62N07Uej3rteby9jK%2f%2fXlY2L%2fZbs%2fKqvzPx4lv1O7qX0Gqw%2beRsIXhWxQ0M1MUlFpTkREV4IiDqMTB60E6MDGI6wVqvxiLgF8YjTuqEmBoqHP2QzgK3pminVpIwSISGSKvGgnzpEjJEkAQGe5UkBQ%3d%3d&ambiguity=1 Map of [1โ36] Dick Scobee Rd Myrtle Beach, SC by MapQuest<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> along with [[Ronald McNair]] Boulevard and [[Christa McAuliffe]] Street, commemorate Scobee and his fellow ''Challenger'' crew members. In [[Houston, Texas]]'s George Bush Park, there is a R/C (Remote Controlled) Flying Field named in Scobeeโs honor.<ref>{{cite web|title=About - Bayou City Flyers|url=https://www.bayoucityflyersrc.com/about/|access-date=December 11, 2022}}</ref> He was portrayed by [[Barry Bostwick]] in the 1990 TV film ''[[Challenger (1990 film)|Challenger]]''. Scobee also made an appearance in the 1985 [[IMAX]] documentary ''[[The Dream is Alive]]'', shot during the STS-41C mission.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Dream is Alive|first=Terry |last=Catchpole|date=February 8, 1991 |url=https://ew.com/article/1991/02/08/dream-alive/|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=December 11, 2022}}</ref> In April 1986, Dick Scobee Elementary School in the [[Auburn School District]] was dedicated in a ceremony attended by his spouse, June.<ref>{{cite news|title=Challenger Astronaut Remembered in Hometown|first=Kathy |last=McCarthy|date=April 28, 1986|url=https://apnews.com/article/3c6c77cdb85da83ff1041d3f0d9245f0|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=December 11, 2022}}</ref> The [[Cygnus NG-21]] spacecraft was named ''S.S. Francis R. "Dick" Scobee'' in his memory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Northrop Grumman names Cygnus cargo craft for fallen Challenger commander |url=http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-070124a-northrop-grumman-ng21-francis-dick-scobee.html |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=collectSPACE.com}}</ref>
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