Facts: - death place: over texas - mission: sts-107 - type: nasa astronaut - insignia: 30px - status: '' ' deceased '' ' - death date: 1 february 2003 - selection: 1996 nasa group - birth date: 10 march 1961 - previous occupation: flight surgeon - name: laurel blair salton clark - time: 15d 22h 20m - nationality: american - image: laurel border clark , nasa photo portrait in blue suit.jpg - birth place: ames , iowa , u.s. - rank: captain , u.s. navy Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of laurel clark .
laurel blair salton clark -lrb- march 10 , 1961 -- february 1 , 2003 -rrb- was a medical doctor , united states navy captain , nasa astronaut and space shuttle mission specialist who died in the space shuttle '' columbia '' disaster .