Clark

Laurel Blair Salton

USA

International order nº: 436

US astr. nº: 278

40th female astronaut of the world.

Personal data:

Birthdate:	10.03.1961
Birthplace:	Ames / Iowa
Marital status:	married with Jonathan B.Clark
Children:	one
Selection date:	01.05.1996
Selection group:	NASA-16
Job:	MSP
Date of death:	01.02.2003
Reason of death:	Disintegration of the Shuttle "Columbia" 16 minutes before planned touchdown at Florida. 7 astronauts were perished: Husband, McCool, Anderson, Chawla, Brown, Clark and Ramon.

Spaceflights:

Ord. num.	Startup spacecraft	Date and time of launch (UT)	Status while launch	Spacecraft of landing	Date and time of disintegration (UT)	Duration
1	STS-107 (Columbia/28)	15h.39m.00s. Jan 16, 2003	MS	STS-107 (Columbia/28)	13h.59m.32s. Feb 01, 2003	15d.22h.20m.32s.
Total duration:						15d.22h.20m.32s.

Additional information

Bachelor of science in zoology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1983; doctorate of medicine from the same school, 1987;
Captain USN; flight surgeon;
unsuccessful application for NASA astronaut group 15;
hobbies: Scuba diving, hiking, camping, biking, traveling, flying, parachuting.

Ref.: #16, #21 - update: 01.07.19