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3350 Scobee (1980 PJ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 8 1980 by Edward L. G. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa station of the Lowell Observatory Flagstaff. It is named after Dick Scobee commander of the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger destroyed during launch of the STS-51-L mission. The asteroids 3351 Smith 3352 McAuliffe 3353 Jarvis 3354 McNair 3355 Onizuka and 3356 Resnik commemorate the other crew members.