Key facts
- Born
- David McDowell Brown , ( 1956-04-16 ) April 16, 1956, Arlington, Virginia , U.S.
- Died
- February 1, 2003 (2003-02-01) (aged 46), Over Texas , U.S.
- Cause of death
- Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
- Education
- College of William & Mary ( BS ), Eastern Virginia Medical School ( MD )
- Awards
- Congressional Space Medal of Honor NASA Distinguished Service Medal
- Rank
- Captain , USN
- Time in space
- 15d 22h 20m
- Selection
- NASA Group 16 (1996)
- Missions
- STS-107
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 16
- Given name
- David
- Family name
- Brown
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Arlington County
- Place of death
- Texas
- Occupation
- circus performer
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Military rank
- captain 1st rank
- Image
- David M. Brown, NASA photo portrait in orange suit.jpg
- Significant event
- Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
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- Commons category
- David M. Brown
- date of birth
- 1956-04-16
- date of death
- 2003-02-01
- name in native language
- David McDowell Brown
- P450
- STS-107
- manner of death
- accidental death
- time in space
- 22940
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
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. 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.
Early life and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “David M. Brown” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.