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Laurel Clark

ローレル・クラーク　/　ろーれる・くらーく

American astronaut and physician

March 10, 1961 – February 1, 2003　・　Ames, Iowa, United States

From Iowa
Officer
Astronaut
Physician

My Take

Laurel Clark's story is a reminder that astronauts are often extraordinary people long before they ever reach orbit. A naval flight surgeon and submarine medical officer, she had already lived a remarkable career of service before joining NASA. The Columbia disaster is one of the great tragedies of spaceflight, and reading the crew's final, hopeful messages from space still hits hard. Clark reportedly marveled at the simple beauty of the Earth and small things like a spider spinning a web in microgravity. That sense of wonder, paired with her courage, is exactly what we should remember her for.

Overview

Laurel Clark (March 10, 1961 - February 1, 2003) was an American physician, U.S. Navy captain, and NASA astronaut. She served as a mission specialist aboard Space Shuttle Columbia on the STS-107 mission and died with her six crewmates when the orbiter disintegrated during reentry on February 1, 2003. She was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 2004.

1. Profile

Name (English): Laurel Clark
Name (Japanese): ローレル・クラーク
Reading: ろーれる・くらーく
Born: March 10, 1961 – February 1, 2003
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Ox
Origin: Ames, Iowa, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: Officer / Astronaut / Physician / Submariner

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Awards & achievements

2004 Congressional Space Medal of Honor

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF

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