Go4Liftoff - Laurel Clark

Laurel Clark

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1961-03-10

Deceased 2003-02-01

Status Lost In Flight

Type Government

Agency

Astronaut Biography

Laurel Blair Salton Clark was an American medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle mission specialist. Clark died along with her six fellow crew members in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. She was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.