His NASA biography states that he was married with one son.
Was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal twice, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Air Force Achievement Medal, and NASA Space Flight Medal six times.
Brown served on at least six Space Shuttle missions, many of them risky, and worked to fix the Hubble Telescope and other satellites.
He logged over 6,000 hours flight time in jet aircraft. A veteran of six space flights, Brown logged over 1,383 hours in space.
Engineer, NASA astronaut and retired United States Air Force Colonel.