Remembering a hero and W&M alumnus on 20th anniversary of Columbia tragedyBy Dave Johnson, W&M Athletics Published February 1, 2023
Specialist David Brown training prior to the Space Shuttle Columbia’s 2003 Mission. (Courtesy photo)(...) Born in Arlington, Virginia, Brown was the youngest of two sons to Paul, a circuit judge, and Dorothy. As a child, he was obsessed with flying kites. Looking back, that was an obvious sign.
At William & Mary, he was among the first gymnasts to score in the 9s on the vault. The summer after his sophomore year, he performed as an acrobat, tumbler and stilt-walker in the circus. (...)
Brown sent several emails to Gauthier from Columbia. It was clear he loved what he was doing. On his 15th day in space, he wrote:
“The views of the Earth are really beautiful. What really amazes me is seeing large geographic features with my own eyes. Today, I saw all of Northern Libya, the Sinai Peninsula, the whole country of Israel, and then the Red Sea. I wish I’d had more time just to sit and look out the window with a map but our science program kept us very busy in the lab most of the time.
“If I’d been born in space I know I would desire to visit the beautiful Earth more than I’ve ever yearned to visit space. It is a wonderful planet.”
Brown certainly did his part to make it that way.
https://news.wm.edu/2023/02/01/remembering-a-hero-and-wm-alumnus-on-20th-anniversary-of-columbia-tragedy/A Humble Guide to Life's AdventuresBy Timothy Dwyer February 8, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. EST
Soaring to Success as a Physician and Pilot, Virginian Was Eager to Show Others the Thrill of Flight(...) After flight surgeon school in Pensacola, Fla., he became director of medical services at a naval hospital in Adak, Alaska, in 1984. Two years later, he was the Navy's flight surgeon of the year. Brown now yearned to be a Navy pilot, and he became the first Navy flight surgeon accepted for pilot training in 10 years.
It was a good choice. He finished first in his class, a showing that gave him legendary status in the Navy, according to Brady. Everyone, it seemed, knew about the top doctor who was now tops in his flight class -- a feat akin to Michael Jordan at the height of his basketball career trying baseball and being able to hit the ball like Barry Bonds.
"He was the number one guy in the Navy," Brady said, "the number one choice to become an astronaut." (...)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/02/09/a-humble-guide-to-lifes-adventures/78d63f2f-d13e-4ef3-91d5-5e7411efacd4/https://www.arlingtonmagazine.com/astronaut-david-m-brown/'Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight' set to conclude on CNNApril 12, 2024 — Forty-three years to the day after the space shuttle Columbia landed from its first mission, CNN is set to conclude airing a four-part series on the orbiter's ill-fated last return to Earth. (...)
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-041224a-space-shuttle-columbia-final-flight-cnn-documentary.htmlhttps://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/05/13/columbia.documentary/index.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/feb/12/the-space-shuttle-that-fell-to-earth-review-a-moving-tribute-to-the-astronauts-who-lost-their-lives-in-the-columbia-disaster
Wątek: David McDowell Brown (16.04.1956-01.02.2003) (Przeczytany 105 razy)