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"ping" -n-a- Remembrance - Space Shuttle Columbia Crew -

NASA, SPACEHAB, and members of the STARS Academy have been preparing for the STS-107 mission for over two years. With the debut of SPACEHAB’s Research Double Module on this flight, over 100 experiments are expected to take place onboard the U.S. Space Shuttle Columbia.

Seven talented astronauts will be flying this critical research mission. They include Mission Commander Rick Husband, Pilot William "Willie" McCool, Payload Commander Michael Anderson, Mission Specialist 1 Kalpana Chawla, Mission Specialist 2 David Brown, Mission Specialist 3 Laurel Clark, and Payload Specialist 1 Ilan Ramon. For the STARS Academy locker, Anderson, Chawla, and Ramon are the assigned crew.

As the 113th shuttle mission and Columbia’s 28th flight, this shuttle just celebrated the 20th anniversary of its maiden voyage. Columbia returned to service, fresh from a year and a half of maintenance and upgrades that have made it better than ever. More than 100 modifications and improvements have been made to make Columbia ready for flight on STS-107. Highlights include a “glass cockpit” with nine full-color, flat-panel displays, reduced power needs, old wire removal, and a user-friendly interface.

May God's Holy Spirit bring Fullness, Wellness, Wholeness & Comfort to all the family & friends left behind.

Whatnot, I just missed seeing the shuttle go by, as from my front porch I would have seen it break up; I was outside with my back to it and came inside to work on the switch to the front porch light when the explosion hit rattling the windows and shaking the wall. Since I was on a live electrical curcuit, I backed off for a second and resumed tightening the loose wire when the rumbling began. Again, the walls and windows shook. I finished the job and called the Mrs. and she hadn't heard anything.

This was just after 8:00 am local. I got on the internet and went to FR about twenty to nine and read a listing of the shuttle exploding over texas, thinking this was a nut at first, but when I read it and saw the time and location I knew that's what the explosion had been and I turned on tv and our local station here had caught it on video, which is what you have seen no doubt

Prayers for the families and friends. N