David M. Brown
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 21 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 16,1956 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Arlington County |
| Virginia | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | February 1,2003 |
| Died | Texas |
| United States | |
| Space missions | STS-107 |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| Job | Astronaut |
| Test pilot | |
| Education | Yorktown High School |
| Eastern Virginia Medical School | |
| William & Mary | |
| Awards | Congressional Space Medal of Honor |
| NASA Space Flight Medal | |
| NASA Distinguished Service Medal | |
| National Defense Service Medal | |
| Defense Distinguished Service Medal | |
| Meritorious Service Medal | |
| United States Naval Aviator Badge | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 570147 |
David M. Brown Life story
David McDowell Brown was a United States Navy captain and a NASA astronaut. He died on his first spaceflight, when the Space Shuttle Columbia 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.
