THE NIGHT BEFORE COLUMBIA SHUTTLE TAKE OFF.

The Space Shuttle Columbia crew prepare to board for liftoff.

LIFTOFF!

Disaster strikes Columbia!

A tile on the surface of the ship, damaged on liftoff, causes Columbia to explode when it re-enters the

Earths atmosphere.

A second explosion destroys the tail section of the shuttle.

This final explosion ends the lives of all astronauts aboard the shuttle Columbia.

Debris from Columbia falls from the sky like a meteor shower.

Pieces of Columbia are found in several southern states,

including Texas.

Columbia mission patch found

alongside a road in East Texas.

COLUMBIA COMMANDERRICK HUSBAND

COLUMBIA PILOTWILLIE McCOOL

DAVID BROWN

KALPANA CHAWLA

MICHAEL ANDERSON

LAUREL CLARK

ILAN RAMON

THE LAST PICTURE TAKEN OF THE COLUMBIA CREW.

THE SPACE PROGRAM CONTINUES!

We are all proud of the brave crew of Columbia. We know they are in Heaven with our Lord, and their

families can find peace in knowing that they have gone to a better place. We miss them still!

Remember the crew of Columbia.

“Mankind is led into the darkness beyond our world by the inspiration of discovery and the longing to understand. Our journey into space will go on..………