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.

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Born in Iowa, but considered Racine, Wisconsin, to be her hometown. Died on February 1, 2003 over the southern United States when Space Shuttle Columbia broke up and her crew perished during entry, 16 minutes prior to scheduled landing. She is survived by her husband and their child. Laurel enjoyed scuba diving, hiking, camping, biking, parachuting, flying, traveling. Laurel's final message to her friends and family was through an email http://sources.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_from_150NM_above_Earth%2C_2003 sent from Space Shuttle Columbia.

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Iowa - Racine, Wisconsin - February 1 - 2003 - United States - Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' - Scuba diving - Hiking - Camping - Biking - Parachuting - Flying - Traveling

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