David M. Brown

David McDowell Brown 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.

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1956 — 2003  Wikimedia, Wikidata
David McDowell Brown
astronaut, physician, military officer, circus performer, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, NASA Astronaut Group 16, Meritorious Service Medal, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, NASA Space Flight Medal, United States, 

Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, 

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  STS-107 ⓘ
  final flight of Space Shuttle Columbia

United States, Ashkenaz, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, Chinland, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Havilah, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Kingdom of Wolaita, Persia, Reman, Sikh Confederacy, Tarshish, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, Republic of Haiti, 

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1956 — 2003 David M. Brown

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2003 STS-107

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Crew of STS-107, official photo (cropped)

Columbia astronaut craters labeled 5026 h1

STS-107 crew in orbit

ANCExplorer David M. Brown grave

Group portrait of 1996 astronaut candidates

Group photo of the 1996 ASCAN class

Nasa astronaut class of 1996

44 astronaut candidates

44 astronaut candidates

STS-107 Crew in front of SPACEHAB - GPN-2003-00073

• Brown, David M. - encyclopedia article, 2017

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	2003	STS-107	human spaceflight	Wikidata
commons	image		Crew of STS-107, official photo (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Columbia astronaut craters labeled 5026 h1		Commons
commons	image		STS-107 crew in orbit		Commons
commons	image		ANCExplorer David M. Brown grave		Commons
commons	image		Group portrait of 1996 astronaut candidates		Commons
commons	image		Group photo of the 1996 ASCAN class		Commons
commons	image		Nasa astronaut class of 1996		Commons
commons	image		44 astronaut candidates		Commons
commons	image		44 astronaut candidates		Commons
commons	image		STS-107 Crew in front of SPACEHAB - GPN-2003-00073		Commons