Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
ClarkLaurel Blair SaltonUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 10.03.1961 |
| Birthplace: | Ames, Iowa |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | one |
| Selection date: | 01.05.1996 |
| Selection group: | NASA-16 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | died 01.02.2003 |
| Date of death: | 01.02.2003 |
| Place of death: | over Texas |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-107 Columbia | MS | 16.01. - 01.02.2003 | 15d 22h 20m |
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| Total | 15d 22h 20m | |||
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Additional information
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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;
died in the Columbia tragedy (STS-107) on February 01, 2003. |
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