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David M. Brown

Portrait photograph of David M. Brown

Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work)

David Brown was a United States Navy captain and NASA astronaut, born on 16 April 1956. He became an astronaut in 1996. He died on 1 February 2003, on his first spaceflight, when the Space Shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry at the end of STS-107, the mission on which he flew as a mission specialist. All seven crew members were lost. Wikidata records 15 days and 22 hours in space. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. The official investigation into the loss of Columbia is covered under its mission page, Columbia STS-107, and the videos about Brown appear there too.

Born
16 April 1956
Died
1 February 2003
Country
United States
Flights
1: STS-107 (2003)
Time in space
15 days 22 hours

Data as of 2 November 2026. Source: Wikidata (CC0). All people who have flown in space.

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  1. Columbia STS-107: How Foam Damage Led to Seven Deaths on Reentry

    Weird History

  2. Columbia STS-107: How a Foam Strike Led to Breakup on Re-entry

    3DCrash

  3. Columbia’s Last Mission: Foam Strike to Breakup Over Texas

    The Infographics Show

  4. Columbia STS-107: How a Foam Strike and Missed Imagery Led to Loss

    Andy R Animations

  5. Space Shuttle Story in a Card Box: Enterprise, Challenger, Columbia

    The Record Institute
Play video: Space Shuttle Story in a Card Box: Enterprise, Challenger, Columbia

Space Shuttle Story in a Card Box: Enterprise, Challenger, Columbia

The Record Institute

Duration 10:37

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  1. Columbia’s Last Mission: Foam Strike to Breakup Over Texas

    DocumentaryThe Infographics Show · 21:04

    Mission: Columbia STS-107 (2003)

  3. Columbia STS-107: How a Foam Strike Led to Breakup on Re-entry

    Mission explainer3DCrash · 7:33

    Mission: Columbia STS-107 (2003)

  4. Columbia STS-107: How Foam Damage Led to Seven Deaths on Reentry

    DocumentaryWeird History · 10:53

    Mission: Columbia STS-107 (2003)

  5. Columbia STS-107: How a Foam Strike and Missed Imagery Led to Loss

    DocumentaryAndy R Animations · 1:49:25

    Mission: Columbia STS-107 (2003)

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