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REMEMBER THE COLUMBIA

STATEMENT BY FAMILIES OF COLUMBIA CREW
"On January 16th, we saw our loved ones launch into a brilliant, cloud-free sky. Their hearts were full of enthusiasm, pride in country, faith in their God, and a willingness to accept risk in the pursuit of knowledge -- knowledge that might improve the quality of life for all mankind. "Columbia's 16-day mission of scientific discovery was a great success, cut short by mere minutes -- yet it will live on forever in our memories. "We want to thank the NASA family and people from around the world for their incredible outpouring of love and support. "Although we grieve deeply, as do the families of Apollo 1 and Challenger before us, the bold exploration of space must go on. Once the root cause of this tragedy is found and corrected, the legacy of Columbia must carry on -- for the benefit of our children and yours."

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LINKS
NASA
NASA's Columbia Homepage
Columbia Fact Sheet
STS-107 Space Research
Columbia Accident Investigation Board
Mission Control Status Reports
Investigation Status Reports
House Of Representatives Investigation
The E.P.A.
F.E.M.A.
Background info on the Columbian

MEDIA RESOURCES
BBC
CNN
C-SPAN
[Nocogdoches, TX] Daily Sentinel
Florida Today
Google News Search
Houston Chronicle
Huntsville Times
L.A. Times
Miami Herald
N.P.R.
Space.com
SpaceRef.com
USA Today
The Washington Post

MEDIA STORIES
Troubled From The Start: The Tale Of The Tiles [Christian Science Monitor]
How The Tiles Work [The Houston Chronicle]
Object Detected Near Space Shuttle In Orbit [The Washington Times]
Foam Theory Doesn't Make Sense[BBC]
Astronauts Had Minute's Warning[BBC]
Columbia's Achilees Heel[BBC]
Engineer gave NASA Columbia warning [Independent Africa]

GRAPHIC RESOURCES
Disintegration Of The Columbia
A Fall to Earth
Final Moments
Heat Buildup May Have Effected The Left Size Of The Shuttle
Heat May Have Doomed The Shuttle
Interactive Map Of Breakup
Ground Track Plotting
Photo Gallery
Photo Of Columbia's Underbelly
Photo Of Columbia's Underbelly W/Explanation
Points Of Concern
Range Of The Explosion
Preparing For Re-entry
Radar Of Debris Field
Space Shuttle Columbia Breaks Up Over Texas
Tracking The Debris
Shuttle Debris Area
Tragic Fall
Why Columbia Failed Re-entry

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