Laurel Clark

Clark was a member of the Aerospace Medical Association and the Society of US Naval Flight Surgeons. She was also a member of the Olympia Brown Unitarian

Clark worked as a Radiation Health Officer, Undersea Medical Officer, Naval Submarine Medical Officer,. Diving Medical Officer and Naval Flight Surgeon, rising

Clark had come to space travel later in life than most astronauts, following her work as an undersea medical officer and flight surgeon in the US Navy.

Trained as a doctor, Laurel Clark '83, MD'87 pursued a career as an astronaut. She died in the 2003 Columbia disaster.

Laurel Blair Clark (née Salton; March 10, 1961 – February 1, 2003) was an American NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy captain, and Space

Laurel Clark was an accomplished doctor, U.S. Navy captain, and NASA astronaut who died aboard the space shuttle Columbia in 2003. Laurel Clark grew up in

Laurel Clark was a visionary and a NASA astronaut who made lasting contributions to scientific research on her first and only expedition into space.

by P Wright · 2003 — Astronaut, Commander, diving medical officer, and flight surgeon in the US Navy. Born March 10, 1961, in Iowa, USA; died aged 41 years when the space shuttle