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Posted on: Saturday, February 1, 2003

Columbia tragedy photo gallery


Space Shuttle Columbia crew, left to right, front row, Rick Husband, Kalpana Chawla, William McCool, back row, David Brown, Laurel Clark, Michael Anderson and Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon are shown in this undated crew photo.
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Left to right: Navy Capt. David Brown, Pilot William McCool, Mission Specialist Laurel Clark, Commander Rick Husband, Payload Commander Michael Anderson, Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Israeli Air Force Col. Ilan Ramon.
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Homepage image In this image from television, contrails from what appears to be the space shuttle Columbia can be seen streaking across the sky over Texas. Columbia apparently disintegrated in flames minutes before it was to land in Florida. See story.

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Homepage image Kennedy Space Center security officers Bruce Forton, right, and Mike Orr, left, lower the U.S. flag and the space shuttle Columbia flag at the center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., after the loss of Columbia and its seven-member crew. Launch Pad 39A, from which the Columbia launched 16 days ago, is in the background. See story.

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Homepage image Shuttle Columbia sits at Kennedy Space Center, early March 12, 2002, after an 11 day mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. See story.

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Homepage image Four of the space shuttle Columbia crewmembers pose for a photo in the SPACEHAB Research Double Module, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2003. Clockwise from the bottom are astronauts David M. Brown, mission specialist; Michael P. Anderson, payload commander; Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist; and payload specialist Ilan Ramon.

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Homepage image A spectator at the space shuttle landing facility weeps after hearing the news of the breakup of the Space Shuttle Columbia over Texas on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. TV video showed what appeared to be falling debris, as NASA declared an emergency and warned residents to beware of falling objects.

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Homepage image A poster of the Columbia shuttle crew hangs in the NASA news room, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, at Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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Homepage image Members of the National Guard unit in Nacogdoches, Texas, stand watch over a piece of debris believed to be part of the shuttle Columbia Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, in downtown Nacogdoches, Texas.

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