Laurel's final message to her friends and family was through an email sent from Space Shuttle Columbia.
After her death, Asteroid 51827 Laurelclark was named for her.
In the US Navy, Clark had served as a submarine medical officer and, later, as a flight surgeon.
Clark described the Columbia's launch delays as a marathon in which the finish line kept moving out another 5 miles:
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