David M. Brown, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David M. Brown

American astronaut

Date of Birth: 16-Apr-1956

Place of Birth: Arlington County, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 01-Feb-2003

Profession: astronaut, physician, military officer, circus performer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

David McDowell Brown (April 16, 1956 – February 1, 2003) 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.