David M. Brown facts for kids
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David M. Brown
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David McDowell Brown
April 16, 1956 |
| Died | February 1, 2003 (aged 46) Airspace over Texas
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| Nationality | American |
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Previous occupation
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Test pilot |
| Rank | Captain, USN |
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Time in space
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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.
Images for kids
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Funeral of David M. Brown at Arlington National Cemetery (March 12, 2003)
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The David M. Brown Planetarium
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