David M. Brown
David M. Brown is a government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with NASA.
During their career, David M. Brown flew on 1 spaceflight, logging 15 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes in space.
David McDowell Brown was a United States Navy captain and a NASA astronaut. He died on his first spaceflight, when the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) disintegrated during orbital reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. Brown became an astronaut in 1996, but had not served on a space mission prior to the Columbia disaster. Brown was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 04/16/1956 |
|---|---|
| Date of Death | 02/01/2003 |
| Status | Lost In Flight |
| First Flight | 01/16/2003 |
| Last Flight | 01/16/2003 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 15 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes |
| Landings | 1 |
Spaceflights by David M. Brown
Explore the 1 spaceflight David M. Brown participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.