A Proposal For The Designation Of Lunar Craters
In Honor Of Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) Crew
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 CAPTAIN
DAVID M. BROWN, M.D., U.S.N., 46, was an Arlington, Va.,
native and went on to become a Navy captain, pilot and doctor
before joining NASA in 1996 (Group 16). The Columbia
STS-107 mission was his first space flight.
A 1974 graduate of Yorktown High
School in Arlington, Capt. Brown received a Bachelor of Science
degree in Biology from the College of William & Mary in 1978,
and a Doctorate degree in Medicine from Eastern Virginia Medical
School in 1982. He enjoyed flying and bicycle touring, and was a
four-year varsity gymnast while at William & Mary. Also while
in college, he performed with Circus Kingdom as an acrobat,
seven-foot unicyclist and stilt walker. He is survived by his
parents, Paul and Dorothy Brown.
Capt. Brown joined the United States
Navy after completing his internship at the Medical University of
South Carolina. Upon completion of flight surgeon training in
1984, he reported to the Navy Branch Hospital in Adak, Alaska, as
Director of Medical Services. He was then assigned to Carrier
Airwing Fifteen, which deployed aboard the USS Carl Vinson
in the Western Pacific.
In 1988, he became the first flight
surgeon in ten years to be chosen for pilot training. He was
ultimately designated a Naval Aviator in 1990 in Beeville, Texas,
ranking number one in his class. Capt. Brown was then sent for
training and carrier qualification in the A-6E Intruder. In 1991,
he reported to the Naval Strike Warfare Center in Fallon, Nev.,
where he served as a Strike Leader Attack Training Syllabus
Instructor and a Contingency Cell Planning Officer. Additionally,
he was qualified in the F-18 Hornet and deployed from Japan in
1992 aboard the USS Independence, flying the A-6E with the
VA-115 Eagles. In 1995, he reported to the U.S. Naval Test Pilot
School as their flight surgeon, where he also flew the T-38 Talon.
Selected by NASA in April 1996,
Capt. Brown reported to Johnson Space Center in August 1996 for
two years of astronaut training and evaluation, becoming eligible
for flight assignment as a mission specialist. He was initially
assigned to support payload development for the International
Space Station, followed by assignment to the astronaut support
team responsible for orbiter cockpit setup, crew strap-in, and
landing recovery.
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