Laurel Clark

Laurel's final message to her friends and family was through an email sent from Space Shuttle Columbia.

Navy career

In the US Navy, Clark had served as a submarine medical officer and, later, as a flight surgeon.

Quotes

Clark described the Columbia's launch delays as a marathon in which the finish line kept moving out another 5 miles:

• "You've got to slow back down and maintain a pace."

See also:

• space science
• Space Shuttle Columbia disaster