Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Space Shuttle and Crew Lost During Re-Entry
Explanation:
Saturday morning, the Space [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] Shuttle [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] Columbia [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] broke up [ http://www.nasa.gov…] during re-entry. Pictured above [ http://spaceflight.…] is the seven-member crew that was lost. True space pioneers [ http://kids.msfc.na…], they were, left to right, David M. Brown [ http://www.nasa.gov…], Rick D. Husband [ http://www.nasa.gov…], Laurel B. Clark [ http://www.nasa.gov…], Kalpana Chawla [ http://www.nasa.gov…], Michael P. Anderson [ http://www.nasa.gov…], William C. McCool [ http://www.nasa.gov…], and Ilan Ramon [ http://www.nasa.gov…]. As debris from the shuttle may be toxic [ http://dictionary.r…], NASA asks that anything found be reported immediately [ http://www.nasa.gov…] to local authorities and not touched. For the safety of future missions, investigations into the cause of the tragedy are underway. If you have any video or photographs that may aid in these investigations, NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/] asks that you please see this web page [ http://www.nasa.gov…], call (US) 281-483-3388, or send e-mail to columbiaimages@nasa. gov [ mailto:columbiaimage s@nasa.gov ].
Credit and Copyright:
STS-107 Crew [ http://spaceflight.…], NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/]
keyword:
space shuttle
keyword:
Columbia
keyword:
tragedy
facet_who:
David M. Brown
facet_who:
Ilan Ramon
facet_who:
Kalpana Chawla
facet_who:
Laurel B. Clark
facet_who:
Michael P. Anderson
facet_who:
Rick D. Husband
facet_who:
William C. McCool
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_what:
Space Shuttle
facet_what:
Columbia
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
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UID:
SPD-APOD-ap030203

Space Shuttle and Crew Lost During Re-Entry