Columbia +10
Preview Video: Space Shuttle Columbia: Mission of Hope
“Space Shuttle Columbia: Mission of Hope is the untold inspirational story of Colonel Ilan Ramon, a fighter pilot and son of Holocaust survivors who became the first and only astronaut from Israel, embarking on a mission with the most diverse shuttle crew ever to explore space. Ramon realized the significance of “being the first” and his journey of self-discovery turned into a mission to tell the world a powerful story about the resilience of the human spirit. Although the seven astronauts of the Columbia perished on February 1, 2003, a remarkable story of hope, friendship across cultures, and an enduring faith emerged.”
NASA Johnson Space Center Joins Columbia Memorial In Hemphill
“NASA Johnson Space Center Director, Ellen Ochoa, astronauts and other NASA employees will join the Sabine County Columbia Memorial Committee and the Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum in Hemphill, Texas, to pay tribute to the crew lost aboard the space shuttle Columbia 10 years ago Feb. 1.”
NASA Day of Remembrance at Kennedy Space Center
“NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., will pay tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues, during the agency’s Day of Remembrance observance on Friday, Feb. 1, the 10th anniversary of the Columbia tragedy.”
Interesting that within NASA the centers cannot agree on the date for commemorating the Columbia, Challenger and Apollo disasters. Some did it today (Jan 24) which was odd. Others are doing it Feb 1. Very odd that the centers cannot agree on it. Not sure why when the 1 week period from Jan 27 to Feb 1 encompassed all the accidents that they’d commemorate it a week earlier.