A tragic explosion of the Space Shuttle Columbia claimed the lives of 7 brave astronauts. The crew consisted of 5 Americans, 1 Indian-American, and 1 Israeli. The shuttle was coming back to the U.S. from the International Space Station when it blew up over Texas, just about 16 minutes away from its final destination in Florida.
This site contains profiles of the crew, infromation on the Columbia, and much more.
The Columbia Crew
Rick D. Husband- Commander William C. McCool- Pilot Micheal P. Anderson- Payload Commander David M. Brown- Mission Specialist 1 Kalpana Chawla- Mission Specialist 2 Laurel Blair Salton Clark- Mission Specialist 4 Ilan Ramon- Payload Specialist 1
