David M. Brown facts for kids
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NASA Astronaut | |
Nationality | American |
Born | Arlington County, Virginia |
April 16, 1956
Died | February 1, 2003 Airspace over Texas |
(aged 46)
Previous occupation | Test pilot |
Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 15d 22h 20m |
Selection | NASA Astronaut Group 16 (1996) |
Missions | STS-107 |
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David McDowell Brown (April 16, 1956 – February 1, 2003) was a United States Navy captain and a NASA astronaut. He died on his first spaceflight, when the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) disintegrated during orbital reentry into the Earth's atmosphere.
Brown became an astronaut in 1996, but had not served on a space mission prior to the Columbia disaster. Brown was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
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