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Ad Astra 2003 (Volume 16 Number 2)

ON THE COVER: Seven stars. Seven heroes. The crew of Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-107, will live in honored memory for their ultimate sacrifice.

Featured Articles:

  • 12
    Washington Update: The Columbia Investigation
    By Brian Chase, Rep. Ralph Hall and Sen. Sam Brownback
  • 16
    Remembering KC
    Author Laura S. Woodmansee shares her personal memories of Kalpana Chawla.
    By Laura S. Woodmansee
  • 20
    America Speaks
    Quotes from around the nation as individuals share their thoughts on Columbia.
    By Tammy Ruggles, photographs by Joe Marino
  • 24
    Heroes All
    The crew of STS-107 Space Shuttle Columbia
    Compiled By Frank Sietzen, Jr.
  • 30
    A Space Shuttle Retrospective
    The role of the shuttle in human spaceflight.
    By Joan Johnson-Freese
  • 35
    Space shuttle Pedugree
    Tracing the lineage of NASA’s orbiter.
    By Frank Sietzen, Jr.
  • 38
    The Future of Space Transportation
    The question comes to the fore in light of Columbia.
    By Frank Sietzen, Jr.
  • 41
    Making the Pursuit of Space a Place for All
    Minority grads and their participation in the space program.
    By Jim Romeo
  • 4 Launch Pad
  • 6 Countdown
  • 8 Mission Control
  • 48 Lifting Off

Ad Astra 2003 (Volume 16 Number 2)

ON THE COVER: Seven stars. Seven heroes. The crew of Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-107, will live in honored memory for their ultimate sacrifice.

Featured Articles:

  • 12
    Washington Update: The Columbia Investigation
    By Brian Chase, Rep. Ralph Hall and Sen. Sam Brownback
  • 16
    Remembering KC
    Author Laura S. Woodmansee shares her personal memories of Kalpana Chawla.
    By Laura S. Woodmansee
  • 20
    America Speaks
    Quotes from around the nation as individuals share their thoughts on Columbia.
    By Tammy Ruggles, photographs by Joe Marino
  • 24
    Heroes All
    The crew of STS-107 Space Shuttle Columbia
    Compiled By Frank Sietzen, Jr.
  • 30
    A Space Shuttle Retrospective
    The role of the shuttle in human spaceflight.
    By Joan Johnson-Freese
  • 35
    Space shuttle Pedugree
    Tracing the lineage of NASA’s orbiter.
    By Frank Sietzen, Jr.
  • 38
    The Future of Space Transportation
    The question comes to the fore in light of Columbia.
    By Frank Sietzen, Jr.
  • 41
    Making the Pursuit of Space a Place for All
    Minority grads and their participation in the space program.
    By Jim Romeo
  • 4 Launch Pad
  • 6 Countdown
  • 8 Mission Control
  • 48 Lifting Off