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Home > News > Space > Space Shuttle Columbia 5/16/2008 12:31:35 AM
Remembering the astronauts of the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy on February 1, 2003.

Town Quietly Remembers Shuttle Disaster 
The bronze medallion embedded in the pavement behind the Commercial Bank of Texas is easy to overlook. About the size of a DVD, it barely registers as a bump for the cars pulling into the drive-thru window. But it is there — engraved with the name of the space shuttle Columbia and the date five years ago Friday that the spacecraft exploded over the skies of eastern Texas.  
 
NASA Remembers Columbia Disaster Two Years Ago  
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL (AP) -- It was two years ago when seven astronauts were killed during the space shuttle Columbia disaster.
Section: Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy 
 
NASA Workers, Families Mourn Columbia 
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL (AP) -- NASA workers who launched Columbia into orbit, volunteers who rummaged the fields for the shuttle's remains and everyday supporters of the space program united Sunday on the first anniversary of the catastrophe - to mourn and to remember.
Section: Columbia Tragedy 
 
The Columbia Tragedy: One Year Later 
HOUSTON (AP) -- Johnson Space Center workers on Friday bowed their heads in silence and wiped away tears during a tribute to the seven astronauts who died during the space shuttle Columbia's final mission last year. 
 
Shuttle Debris Still Being Found 
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL (AP) -- A year after Columbia disintegrated over Texas, pieces of the doomed space shuttle keep turning up. 
 
Improvement Suggestions Pour Into NASA 
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Shrink-wrap the external fuel tank. Insulate the tank on the inside rather than the outside to prevent chunks of foam from breaking off and striking the space shuttle, as happened with Columbia. 
 
Paint Brush May Aid in Repair of Shuttle 
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A simple foam paint brush that costs only pennies at hardware stores could be an essential tool in returning the space shuttle to orbit, NASA's administrator said Wednesday. 
 
NASA Details'Return to Flight' Plan 
WASHINGTON (AP) -- NASA has developed a "return to flight" plan for future shuttle missions - one that aims for a resumption of flights as early as next March. 
 
Senators Rip NASA Over Columbia Probe 
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senators criticized NASA on Wednesday for not naming people personally responsible for the Columbia disaster and for giving an important new job to an official linked to decisions made in the space shuttle tragedy 
 
Report Warns NASA Needs Sweeping Changes 
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The destruction of space shuttle Columbia and the death of its seven astronauts were caused by a NASA culture driven by schedule, starved for funds and burdened with an eroded, insufficient safety program, investigators said Tuesday.
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  The Space Shuttle Columbia Crew
  • Rick Husband - Commander
  • William McCool - Pilot
  • Michael Anderson - Payload Commander
  • David Brown - Mission Specialist
  • Kalpana Chawla - Mission Specialist
  • Laurel Clark - Mission Specialist
  • Ilan Ramon, Payload Specialist

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