David M. Brown

David M. Brown (April 16, 1956 ? February 1, 2003) was a United States Naval Captain, NASA astronaut and space shuttle mission specialist. He was killed on his first space flight, when the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) disintegrated during orbital reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. Brown became an astronaut in 1996, but hadn't served on a space mission prior to the Columbia disaster.

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April 16 - 1956 - February 1 - 2003 - United States - Naval - Captain - NASA - Astronaut - Space - Flight - Space Shuttle - Columbia - STS-107 - Orbital reentry - Earth's atmosphere - 1996

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