A Proposal For The Designation Of Lunar Craters
In Honor Of Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) Crew
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 CAPTAIN
LAUREL BLAIR SALTON CLARK, M.D., U.S.N., 41, was onboard Columbia
for her first space flight. Dr. Clark was a graduate of University
of Wisconsin, Madison, and trained in the Navy as an undersea
medical officer and subsequently as a naval flight surgeon before
joining NASA in 1996 (Group 16).
Dr. Clark was born in Ames, Iowa,
and as a child lived in New York, New Mexico and Missouri before
her family settled in Racine, Wis., which she would consider her
hometown for the rest of her life. She graduated from Racine's
William Horlick High School in 1979 and received her Bachelor of
Science degree in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin,
Madison, in 1983. She was subsequently awarded a Doctorate degree
in Medicine from the same school in 1987.
While attending medical school, she
was also on active duty in the United States Navy, training with
the Diving Medicine Department at the Naval Experimental Diving
Unit in March 1987. After completing medical school, Dr. Clark
underwent postgraduate medical education in pediatrics from
1987-1988 at Naval Medical Education and Training Command,
Bethesda, Md.
The following year she completed
Navy Undersea Medical Officer training at the Naval Undersea
Medical Institute in Groton, Conn., and Diving Medical Officer
training at the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center in Panama
City, Fla., and was designated a Radiation Health Officer and
Undersea Medical Officer. She was then assigned as the Submarine
Squadron 14 Medical Department Head in Holy Loch, Scotland. During
that assignment she dove with US Navy divers and Naval Special
Warfare Unit Two SEALS, and performed numerous medical evacuations
from US submarines.
After two years of operational
experience, she was designated as a Naval Submarine Medical
Officer and Diving Medical Officer. She underwent six months of
aeromedical training at the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute in
Pensacola, Fla., and was designated as a Naval Flight Surgeon.
She was later stationed at MCAS
Yuma, Ariz., and assigned as Flight Surgeon for a Marine Corps
AV-8B Night Attack Harrier Squadron. She made numerous
deployments, including one overseas to the Western Pacific,
practiced medicine in austere environments, and flew on multiple
aircraft. Her squadron won Marine Attack Squadron of the Year
honors for its successful deployment. She was then assigned as the
Group Flight Surgeon for the Marine Aircraft Group. Prior to her
selection as an astronaut candidate, she served as a Flight
Surgeon for the Naval Flight Officer Advanced Training Squadron in
Pensacola. She attained the rank of Commander in the Navy during
her active service, and was promoted posthumously to Captain on 1
February 2003.
Dr. Clark reported to Johnson Space
Center in August 1996 as an astronaut candidate. After completing
two years of training and evaluation, she was qualified for flight
assignment as a mission specialist. From July 1997 to August 2000,
she worked in the Astronaut Office Payloads/Habitability Branch.
Dr. Clark is survived by her husband, Jonathan B. Clark, Captain
USN (Retired), and their son. She enjoyed scuba diving, hiking,
camping, biking, parachuting, flying, and travel.
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