Laurel Clark

Laurel Blair Salton Clark (March 10, 1961 ? February 1, 2003) was a medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle mission specialist of STS-107 (Columbia) who was killed when the craft disintegrated after re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Clark, of Racine, Wisconsin became an astronaut in 1996.

Awards

• Navy Commendation Medals (3)
• National Defense Medal
• Overseas Service Ribbon
• Posthumously awarded:
• the NASA Space Flight Medal
• the NASA Distinguished Service Medal
• the Defense Distinguished Service Medal (DDSM)
• the Congressional Space Medal of Freedom
• Asteroid 51827 Laurelclark was named for Clark.
• Clark Hill in the Columbia Hills on Mars was named for Clark