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Laurel Clark

Portrait photograph of Laurel Clark

Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work)

Laurel Clark was an American NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy captain and Space Shuttle mission specialist, born on 10 March 1961. She was one of the seven crew members lost on 1 February 2003, when Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry at the end of STS-107, her first and only spaceflight. She was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor after her death. Wikidata records 15 days and 22 hours in space. The mission, the science flight and the official investigation that followed are covered under Columbia STS-107, where the videos about her crew also appear.

Born
10 March 1961
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 the Shuttle’s Loss

    100% True Docs | Full Documentaries

  3. Columbia STS-107: From Foam Strike to Breakup on Re-entry

    Documentary Overload

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

    3DCrash

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

    The Infographics Show

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

    Andy R Animations

  7. 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 Led to the Shuttle’s Loss

    Documentary100% True Docs | Full Documentaries · 54:15

    Mission: Columbia STS-107 (2003)

  6. Columbia STS-107: From Foam Strike to Breakup on Re-entry

    DocumentaryDocumentary Overload · 54:15

    Mission: Columbia STS-107 (2003)

  7. 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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