Won Congressional Space Medal of Honor (2004).
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David M. Brown
David McDowell Brown 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. Brown became an astronaut in 1996 but had not served on a space mission prior to the Columbia disaster. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
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science · American astronaut (1956–2003) · military officer · astronaut · physician · circus performer · also David M. Brown, David McDowell Brown, Brown
Born 16 April 1956 · Died 1 February 2003 · Q350317
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2003· 3 entries
Won NASA Distinguished Service Medal (2003).
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Died 2003-02-01.
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All seven members of Columbia's crew perished during reentry, 16 minutes before the scheduled landing
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2001· 1 entry
Brown appeared on ESPN as an expert on g-force loading on the human body that led to the cancellation of the Firestone Firehawk 600 CART race
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1996· 1 entry
But had not served on a space mission prior to the Columbia disaster
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1992· 1 entry
Aboard USS Independence flying the A-6E with VA-115
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1991· 1 entry
Reported to the Naval Strike Warfare Center at NAS Fallon, Nevada, serving as a Strike Leader Attack Training Syllabus Instructor and a Contingency Cell Planning Officer
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1990· 1 entry
At NAS Chase Field in Beeville, Texas, ranking number one in his class
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1988· 1 entry
Brown became the only flight surgeon in a 10-year period to be chosen for pilot training
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1984· 1 entry
Brown reported to the Navy Branch Hospital in Adak, Alaska, as Director of Medical Services
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1978· 1 entry
And a Doctor of Medicine from the Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1982
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1956· 1 entry
Born 1956-04-16.
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