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David McDowell Brown (April 16, 1956 – February 1, 2003) was a United States Navy captain and NASA astronaut. He died on his first spaceflight, when the Space Shuttle Columbia ( STS-107) disintegrated during orbital reentry into the Earth's atmosphere.
Jun 18, 2024 · David M. Brown, 46, a captain in the U.S. Navy, was a naval aviator and flight surgeon. He served as Mission Specialist 1 for STS-107. Brown received a bachelor of science in biology from the College of William and Mary in 1978 and a doctorate in medicine from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1982.
Dave Brown flew aboard STS-107 and logged 15 days, 22 hours, and 20 minutes in space. STS-107 Columbia (January 16 to February 1, 2003). The 16-day flight was a dedicated science and research mission.
Jan 26, 2023 · In September 2000, NASA named the five-member science crew of Payload Commander Michael P. Anderson, Mission Specialists David M. Brown, Kalpana Chawla, and Laurel B. Clark, and Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon of the Israeli Space Agency, adding Commander Rick D. Husband and Pilot William C. “Willie” McCool three months later.
NASA Astronaut, Naval Aviator, and APS Graduate. by Jennifer Lynn Bartlett — Nov. 24, 2022. David M. Brown, American astronaut who died during the failed re-entry of Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003, portrait taken 2001. Photo Credit: NASA.
Feb 4, 2003 · A college gymnast and one-time circus performer, David Brown said his experiences as an acrobat, tumbler, stilt walker and 7-foot unicycle rider helped him become a better astronaut.
