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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Following the memorial service held at the Space Memorial Mirror for the crew of Columbia, visitors place roses in the wire mesh fence surrounding the mirror. Feb. 1 is the one-year anniversary of the loss of the crew and orbiter Columbia in a tragic accident as the ship returned to Earth following mission STS-107. The public was invited to the memorial service, held in the KSC Visitor Complex, which included comments by Center Director Jim Kennedy and Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott. Scott is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997.
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Feb 1, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Following the memorial service held at the Space Memorial Mirror for the crew of Columbia, visitors place roses in the wire mesh fence surrounding the mirror. Feb. 1 is the one-year anniversary of the loss of the crew and orbiter Columbia in a tragic accident as the ship returned to Earth following mission STS-107. The public was invited to the memorial service, held in the KSC Visitor Complex, which included comments by Center Director Jim Kennedy and Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott. Scott is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Following the memorial service held at the Space Memorial Mirror for the crew of...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Following the memorial service for the crew of Columbia at the Space Memorial Mirror, Louise Kleba, who is with United Space Alliance, joins other visitors placing roses in the wire mesh fence surrounding the mirror. Feb. 1 is the one-year anniversary of the loss of the crew and orbiter Columbia in a tragic accident as the ship returned to Earth following mission STS-107. The public was invited to the memorial service, held in the KSC Visitor Complex, which included comments by Center Director Jim Kennedy and Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott. Scott is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997.
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Feb 1, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Following the memorial service for the crew of Columbia at the Space Memorial Mirror, Louise Kleba, who is with United Space Alliance, joins other visitors placing roses in the wire mesh fence surrounding the mirror. Feb. 1 is the one-year anniversary of the loss of the crew and orbiter Columbia in a tragic accident as the ship returned to Earth following mission STS-107. The public was invited to the memorial service, held in the KSC Visitor Complex, which included comments by Center Director Jim Kennedy and Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott. Scott is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Following the memorial service for the crew of Columbia at the Space Memorial Mirror,...

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Center Director Jim Kennedy (right) speaks to attendees at a memorial service honoring the crew of Columbia. At left are KSC Deputy Director Woodrow Whitlow Jr. and Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott, who was an invited speaker. Scott is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997. They are standing in front of the Space Memorial Mirror at the KSC Visitor Complex. Feb. 1 is the one-year anniversary of the loss of the crew and orbiter Columbia in a tragic accident as the ship returned to Earth following mission STS-107. Attended by many friends, co-workers and families, the memorial service was also open to the public.
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Feb 1, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Center Director Jim Kennedy (right) speaks to attendees at a memorial service honoring the crew of Columbia. At left are KSC Deputy Director Woodrow Whitlow Jr. and Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott, who was an invited speaker. Scott is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997. They are standing in front of the Space Memorial Mirror at the KSC Visitor Complex. Feb. 1 is the one-year anniversary of the loss of the crew and orbiter Columbia in a tragic accident as the ship returned to Earth following mission STS-107. Attended by many friends, co-workers and families, the memorial service was also open to the public.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Center Director Jim Kennedy (right) speaks to attendees at a memorial service honoring...

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During a memorial service remembering and honoring the crew of Columbia, President of the Astronaut Memorial Foundation Dr. Stephen Feldman, Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott, KSC Deputy Director Woodrow Whitlow Jr. and Center Director Jim Kennedy pause after placing a wreath in front of the Space Memorial Mirror. Feb. 1 is the one-year anniversary of the loss of the crew and orbiter Columbia in a tragic accident as the ship returned to Earth following mission STS-107. Scott is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997. The public was also invited to the memorial service.
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Feb 1, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During a memorial service remembering and honoring the crew of Columbia, President of the Astronaut Memorial Foundation Dr. Stephen Feldman, Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott, KSC Deputy Director Woodrow Whitlow Jr. and Center Director Jim Kennedy pause after placing a wreath in front of the Space Memorial Mirror. Feb. 1 is the one-year anniversary of the loss of the crew and orbiter Columbia in a tragic accident as the ship returned to Earth following mission STS-107. Scott is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997. The public was also invited to the memorial service.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During a memorial service remembering and honoring the crew of Columbia, President of...

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Among the visitors placing flowers in the wire mesh fence surrounding the Space Memorial Mirror is one of the Indian dancers who performed a healing ceremony during a memorial service for the crew of Columbia. Feb. 1 is the one-year anniversary of the loss of the crew and orbiter Columbia in a tragic accident as the ship returned to Earth following mission STS-107. The public was invited to the memorial service, which included comments by Center Director Jim Kennedy and Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott. Scott is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997.
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Feb 1, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Among the visitors placing flowers in the wire mesh fence surrounding the Space Memorial Mirror is one of the Indian dancers who performed a healing ceremony during a memorial service for the crew of Columbia. Feb. 1 is the one-year anniversary of the loss of the crew and orbiter Columbia in a tragic accident as the ship returned to Earth following mission STS-107. The public was invited to the memorial service, which included comments by Center Director Jim Kennedy and Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott. Scott is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Among the visitors placing flowers in the wire mesh fence surrounding the Space...

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Following the memorial service for the crew of Columbia at the Space Memorial Mirror, visitors place roses in the wire mesh fence surrounding the mirror. Feb. 1 is the one-year anniversary of the loss of the crew and orbiter Columbia in a tragic accident as the ship returned to Earth following mission STS-107. The public was invited to the memorial service, held in the KSC Visitor Complex, which included comments by Center Director Jim Kennedy and Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott. Scott is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997.
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Feb 1, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Following the memorial service for the crew of Columbia at the Space Memorial Mirror, visitors place roses in the wire mesh fence surrounding the mirror. Feb. 1 is the one-year anniversary of the loss of the crew and orbiter Columbia in a tragic accident as the ship returned to Earth following mission STS-107. The public was invited to the memorial service, held in the KSC Visitor Complex, which included comments by Center Director Jim Kennedy and Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott. Scott is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Following the memorial service for the crew of Columbia at the Space Memorial Mirror,...

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Standing in front of the Space Memorial Mirror at the KSC Visitor Complex, KSC Deputy Director Woodrow Whitlow Jr., Center Director Jim Kennedy and Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott bow their heads in prayer during a memorial service remembering and honoring the crew of Columbia. Feb. 1 is the one-year anniversary of the loss of the crew and orbiter Columbia in a tragic accident as the ship returned to Earth following mission STS-107. Scott is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997. The public was also invited to the memorial service.
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Feb 1, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Standing in front of the Space Memorial Mirror at the KSC Visitor Complex, KSC Deputy Director Woodrow Whitlow Jr., Center Director Jim Kennedy and Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott bow their heads in prayer during a memorial service remembering and honoring the crew of Columbia. Feb. 1 is the one-year anniversary of the loss of the crew and orbiter Columbia in a tragic accident as the ship returned to Earth following mission STS-107. Scott is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997. The public was also invited to the memorial service.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Standing in front of the Space Memorial Mirror at the KSC Visitor Complex, KSC Deputy...

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Center Director Jim Kennedy (right) speaks to attendees at a memorial service honoring the crew of Columbia. Behind him are KSC Deputy Director Woodrow Whitlow Jr. and Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott, who is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997. They are standing in front of the Space Memorial Mirror at the KSC Visitor Complex. Attended by many friends, co-workers and families, the memorial service was also open to the public, some of whom are seen at left. Feb. 1 is the one-year anniversary of the loss of the crew and orbiter Columbia in a tragic accident as the ship returned to Earth following mission STS-107.
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Feb 1, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Center Director Jim Kennedy (right) speaks to attendees at a memorial service honoring the crew of Columbia. Behind him are KSC Deputy Director Woodrow Whitlow Jr. and Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott, who is a former astronaut who flew on Columbia in 1997. They are standing in front of the Space Memorial Mirror at the KSC Visitor Complex. Attended by many friends, co-workers and families, the memorial service was also open to the public, some of whom are seen at left. Feb. 1 is the one-year anniversary of the loss of the crew and orbiter Columbia in a tragic accident as the ship returned to Earth following mission STS-107.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Center Director Jim Kennedy (right) speaks to attendees at a memorial service honoring...

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Posing with the plaque dedicated to Columbia Jan. 29, 2004, are (left to right) United Space Alliance project leader for Columbia reconstruction Jim Comer, Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach, astronauts Douglas Hurley and Pam Melroy, Center Director Jim Kennedy and NASA Vehicle Manager Scott Thurston. The dedication of the plaque was made in front of the 40-member preservation team in the “Columbia room,” a permanent repository in the Vehicle Assembly Building of the debris collected in the aftermath of the tragic accident Feb. 1, 2003, that claimed the orbiter and lives of the seven-member crew.
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Jan 29, 2004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Posing with the plaque dedicated to Columbia Jan. 29, 2004, are (left to right) United Space Alliance project leader for Columbia reconstruction Jim Comer, Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach, astronauts Douglas Hurley and Pam Melroy, Center Director Jim Kennedy and NASA Vehicle Manager Scott Thurston. The dedication of the plaque was made in front of the 40-member preservation team in the “Columbia room,” a permanent repository in the Vehicle Assembly Building of the debris collected in the aftermath of the tragic accident Feb. 1, 2003, that claimed the orbiter and lives of the seven-member crew.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Posing with the plaque dedicated to Columbia Jan. 29, 2004, are (left to right) United...

NASA image: SPACEHAB - Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-107
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Jan 14, 2003

SPACEHAB - Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-107

Students display an experiment that will fly in SPACEHAB on Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107. SPACEHAB's...

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NASA image: HST in Columbia's payload bay after repairs
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Mar 9, 2002

HST in Columbia's payload bay after repairs

STS109-315-016 (8 March 2002) --- With five days of service and upgrade work on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST)...

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NASA image: STS-58 crew at KSC for countdown demonstration
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Sep 20, 1993

STS-58 crew at KSC for countdown demonstration

S93-45003 (20 Sept 1993) --- Posing for a crew portrait, in front of the Space Shuttle Columbia at Launch Pad 39B,...

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NASA image: Day of Remembrance
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Jan 26, 2023

Day of Remembrance

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, along with Columbia astronaut William McCool’s family representatives Dan Tani,...

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NASA image: Day of Remembrance
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Feb 7, 2019

Day of Remembrance

From left to right, Chuck Resnik, brother of Challenger Mission Specialist Judith Resnik; June Scobee-Rodgers, widow...

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Nov 25, 1980

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Assembly of the first Space Shuttle vehicle, scheduled to make its first orbital test...

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Nov 25, 1980

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Assembly of the first Space Shuttle vehicle, scheduled to make its first orbital test...

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NASA image: KSC-80pc-605
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Nov 20, 1980

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Assembly of the first Space Shuttle vehicle, scheduled to make its first orbital test...

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Nov 25, 1980

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Assembly of the first Space Shuttle vehicle, scheduled to make its first orbital test...

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NASA image: STS-80 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crew insignia
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Jul 24, 1996

STS-80 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crew insignia

STS080-S-001 (August 1996) --- This STS-80 mission patch depicts the space shuttle Columbia and the two research...

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NASA image: Earth observations taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-80 mission
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Dec 6, 1996

Earth observations taken from Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-80 mission

STS080-731-009 (19 Nov.-7 Dec. 1996) --- The space shuttle Columbia astronauts photographed this Southern Hemisphere...

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NASA image: STS-55 Columbia, OV-102, mated to the ET and SRBs is rolled out of KSC's VAB
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Feb 7, 1993

STS-55 Columbia, OV-102, mated to the ET and SRBs is rolled out of KSC's VAB

S93-29846 (2 Feb 1993) --- The orbiter Columbia is rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Having...

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NASA image: STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, lifts off from KSC with SLS-1 payload
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Jun 5, 1991

STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, lifts off from KSC with SLS-1 payload

STS040-S-133 (5 June 1991) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia, with a seven member crew aboard, soars toward a nine-day...

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NASA image: STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, Pilot Richards at forward flight deck pilots station
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Aug 13, 1989

STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, Pilot Richards at forward flight deck pilots station

STS028-06-031 (August 1989) --- Astronaut Richard N. Richards, pilot, is captured with a 35mm camera at the pilot's...

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NASA image: STS-1 COLUMBIA - ORBITER VEHICLE (OV)-102 - PREFLIGHT NIGHT PROCESSING - KSC
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Mar 5, 1981

STS-1 COLUMBIA - ORBITER VEHICLE (OV)-102 - PREFLIGHT NIGHT PROCESSING - KSC

S87-26113 (5 March 1981) --- A timed exposure of the space shuttle Columbia at Launch Pad A, Complex 39, turns the...

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