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Laurel Clark
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NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, and Space Shuttle mission specialist (1961-2003)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- A touch of Montparnasse
- F.F. Bailliere
- Interpreting dreams for self discovery
- Dharma
- Karmic Healing (School of Metaphysics)
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,397x
- Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales.
· 1988 · cited 29,260x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,756x
- The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship
· 2016 · cited 14,594x
- Improved Survival with Ipilimumab in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma
· 2010 · cited 12,981x
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Key facts
- 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
- Rank
- Captain , USN
- Time in space
- 15d 22h 20m
- Selection
- NASA Group 16 (1996)
- Missions
- STS-107
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 16
- Family name
- Clark
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Ames
- Place of death
- Texas
- Employer
- NASA
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Unitarian Universalism
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Image
- Laurel Clark, NASA photo portrait in blue suit.jpg
- Significant event
- Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
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- Commons category
- Laurel Clark
- date of birth
- 1961-03-10
- date of death
- 2003-02-01
- manner of death
- accidental death
- time in space
- 22940
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- name in native language
- Laurel Clark
- member of the crew of
- STS-107
- P450
- STS-107
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life and education
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