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
NASA Administrator Message: Day of Remembrance – Jan. 28, 2015 “Today we remember and give thanks for the lives and contributions of those who gave all trying to push the […]
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Loss of Signal: Aeromedical Lessons Learned from STS-107
Loss of Signal: Aeromedical Lessons Learned from the STS-107 Columbia Space Shuttle Mishap “Loss of Signal presents the aeromedical lessons learned from the Columbia accident that will enhance crew safety […]
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A New Challenger Learning Center Opens
The Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center opens today in Downey, California. The facility is a memorial to the crews of both the space shuttle Columbia, lost in 2003, and […]
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Thinking Back – Looking Ahead
Columbia: Thinking Back – Looking Ahead “The ceremonies and dedications to the crew of Columbia were painful to the space community. But they were set along familiar themes that Americans […]
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Columbia Report Issued
NASA Report: Understanding Columbia’s Loss, SpaceRef “Accidents are things to be avoided. However, by the very nature of how we currently send humans into space and return them to Earth, […]
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Columbia Crew Remembrance Service
NASA TV to Air Columbia Crew Remembrance Service“NASA Television will provide live coverage of the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s remembrance service honoring space shuttle Columbia’s STS-107 crew. The ceremony will be […]
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An Enduring Memorial
Planetarium to Honor Life of Fallen Arlington Son – Captain David M. Brown“The Arlington School Board unanimously approved a recommendation to name the Planetarium in honor of Captain David M. […]
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Behind The Scenes Post-Columbia
A Strong Push From Backstage, Washington Post“When the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas on Feb. 1, 2003, for example, Bush was consumed with concern for the families of the […]
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Columbia Settlement Details Revealed
NASA paid $26.6M to Columbia families, Orlando Sentinel“NASA paid $26.6 million to the families of seven astronauts who died aboard space shuttle Columbia — a settlement that has been kept […]