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Laurel Clark
Laurel Clark | |
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| Born | Laurel Blair Salton March 10, 1961 Ames, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | February 1, 2003 (aged 41) Over Texas, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Space Shuttle Columbia disaster |
| Education | University of Wisconsin, Madison (BS, MD) |
| Awards | |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 15d 22h 20m |
| Selection | NASA Group 16 (1996) |
| Missions | STS-107 |
Mission insignia |  |
Laurel Blair Clark (née Salton; March 10, 1961 – February 1, 2003) was an American NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy captain, and Space Shuttle mission specialist. She died along with her six fellow crew members in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Clark was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
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