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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 .
Aug 25, 2019 · RACINE -- Racine native and astronaut, Laurel Clark, died after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003. Sixteen years later, her family and friends are mourning again. Clark's mother and...
Feb 3, 2023 · Husband of Racine native and astronaut Dr. Laurel Clark says his wife's death changed him.
Jan 31, 2023 · Astronaut Laurel Clark’s life ended abruptly on February 1, 2003, when the space shuttle Columbia exploded near the end of its mission. She was only 41, with a husband and an 8-year-old son. It’s one of the saddest stories in NASA history — and yet, whenever I think about Clark, I don’t focus on her tragedy.
Feb 1, 2023 · HOUSTON — Six-year-old Laurel Clark has the spunk and swimming chops of her grandmother and namesake, NASA astronaut Laurel Blair Salton Clark. Laura Husband, 32, inherited the singing...
Dec 30, 2008 · Laurel Clark, 41, was a diving medical officer aboard submarines and then a flight surgeon before she became an astronaut in 1996. Her role on Columbia was to help with science...
Feb 1, 2023 · Twenty years ago today, Laurel Clark and six other astronauts died as the space shuttle Columbia deteriorated around them as it reentered the Earth’s atmosphere. Clark had a Kingsport...
Feb 1, 2003 · CNN's Bruce Burkhardt looks at the life of Columbia mission specialist Laurel Clark, 41, who was also a mother and retired Navy flight surgeon.
Feb 12, 2024 · The seven-member crew was comprised of commander Rick Husband, commander, payload commander Michael Anderson, mission specialist David Brown, mission specialist Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist...
Feb 3, 2003 · Laurel Clark, aged 41, joined Nasa in the same year as Brown, and was trained as a space flight surgeon. She was a US navy commander. Born in Iowa, she grew up in Racine, Wisconsin.