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(1956–2003)
US astronaut and physician. A mission specialist, he was assigned to a space shuttle launch in 2001, having previously supported payload development for the International Space Station. Brown was selected as an astronaut in 1996; he died when the space shuttle Columbia broke up on re-entry in February 2003.
Subjects: Astronomy and Astrophysics.
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