Sadly with all the fluff on NASA TV, no one has noted that this is the 18th anniversary of the launch of Columbia on the ill-fated STS-107 flight. Has the […]
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Columbia
Columbia: Thinking Back – Looking Ahead, Excerpt from “New Moon Rising”, by Frank Sietzen, Jr. and Keith Cowing “At the end of the event, Rona Ramon, Ilan’s widow, spoke last. […]
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More Sad News For Laurel Clark's Family
Couple who died in Oro Valley crash were parents of astronaut Laurel Clark, Tucson.com “The couple that died in a crash in Oro Valley on Wednesday were the mother and […]
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NASA's Annual Day of Remembrance Postponed
NASA’s annual Day of Remembrance Postponed “NASA’s annual Day of Remembrance reminds us to reflect on not just the sacrifices that have been made by our fallen family, friends, and […]
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Rona Ramon
Rona Ramon, Widow of Israel’s First Astronaut Ilan Ramon, Dies at 54, Haaretz “Rona Ramon, the widow of Israel’s first and only astronaut, died of pancreatic cancer Monday at age […]
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Israel Is Not Done With Space Yet
Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon tragically died on the Columbia Space Shuttle. His widow, Rona, honored his memory by creating a foundation that is inspiring and educating young adults and students […]
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Columbia
Columbia: Thinking Back – Looking Ahead, Excerpt from “New Moon Rising”, by Frank Sietzen, Jr. and Keith Cowing “At the end of the event, Rona Ramon, Ilan’s widow, spoke last. […]
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Remembrance
Ancient Memorials for Modern Space Explorers, SpaceRef “A week prior to my departure I got a call from June Scobee Rogers, the widow of Challenger’s commander Dick Scobee. She was […]
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Remembering Columbia
Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal 20 July 2003: Arctic Memorials and Starship Yearnings “Our task was a somewhat solemn one. We were here to erect a memorial to Columbia astronaut […]