51825 Davidbrown (2001 OQ33) is an asteroid named for astronautDavid Brown, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttlereentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 253 Mathilde, a C-type asteroid. ... Template:Redirect Template:Redirect U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit (MMU) outside the Challenger in 1984. ... David McDowell Brown (April 16, 1956 â February 1, 2003) was a United States Naval Captain, NASA astronaut and space shuttle mission specialist. ... The STS-107 crewmembers strike a âflyingâ pose for their traditional in-flight crew portrait in the SPACEHAB aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. ... This article is about the NASA Space Shuttle vehicle. ... The Space Shuttle Columbia breaks up over Texas. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
51825 Davidbrown was discovered on July 19, 2001 at Palomar Observatory by the JPLNear Earth Asteroid Tracking Program. July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Palomar Observatory is a privately-owned observatory located in San Diego County, California, 90 miles (145 km) southeast of Mount Wilson Observatory, on Palomar Mountain. ... The JPL complex in Pasadena, Ca. ... Near Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) is a program run by NASA and Jet Propulsion Laboratory to discover near-Earth objects. ...
A similar memorial was built at the cemetery for the last crew of Space Shuttle Challenger.
On August 6, 2003 NASA announced [1] that seven asteroids discovered in July 2001 at the Mount Palomar observatory were named in honor of the seven astronauts: 51823 Rickhusband, 51824 Mikeanderson, 51825Davidbrown, 51826 Kalpanachawla, 51827 Laurelclark, 51828 Ilanramon, 51829 Williemccool.
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