Laurel Clark

About

Crew member of the doomed Columbia space shuttle, which broke up above Texas upon reentry into Earth's atmosphere.

Before Fame

She studied zoology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, before earning a medical degree.

Trivia

An asteroid and several planetary landmarks were named in her honor, as well as an auditorium at the National Naval Medical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland.

Family Life

Her husband Jonathan Clark was a captain in the U.S. Navy.

Associated With

Gus Grissom was another astronaut who died in a shuttle accident.