Laurel Clark

Laurel Clark
Born	Laurel Blair Salton (1961-03-10)March 10, 1961 Ames, Iowa, U.S.
Died	February 1, 2003(2003-02-01) (aged 41) Over Texas, U.S.
Cause of death	Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
Education	University of Wisconsin, Madison (BS, MD)
Awards	Congressional Space Medal of Honor NASA Distinguished Service Medal
Space career
NASA astronaut
Rank	Captain, USN
Time in space	15d 22h 20m
Selection	NASA Group 16 (1996)
Missions	STS-107
Mission insignia

Laurel Blair Clark (née Salton; March 10, 1961 – February 1, 2003) was an American NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy captain, and Space Shuttle mission specialist. She died along with her six fellow crew members in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Clark was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.