Laurel Clark
NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, and Space Shuttle mission specialist (1961-2003)
Laurel Blair Clark (née Salton; March 10, 1961 – February 1, 2003) was an American medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle mission specialist.
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Born | Laurel Blair Salton March 10, 1961 Ames, Iowa, United States |
Died | February 1, 2003 Over Texas | (aged 41)
Nationality | American |
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Space career | |
NASA astronaut | |
Previous occupation | Flight surgeon |
Rank | Captain, U.S. Navy |
Time in space | 15d 22h 20m |
Selection | 1996 NASA Group |
Missions | STS-107 |
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Clark died along with her six fellow crew members in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.[1]
References
change- ↑ "LAUREL BLAIR SALTON CLARK, M.D. (CAPTAIN, USN)". NASA. February 2003. Retrieved 2019-05-07.