The STS-107 crew heads for the Astrovan and a ride to Launch Pad 39A for liftoff. In front, L to R are Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon, Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla and Pilot William "Willie" McCool; behind them, left to right, are Payload Commander Michael Anderson, Mission Specialists David Brown and Laurel Clark, and Commander Rick Husband.
The STS-107 crew heads for the Astrovan and a ride to Launch Pad 39A for liftoff. In front, left to right, are Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon, Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla and Pilot William “Willie” McCool; behind them, left to right, are Payload Commander Michael Anderson, Mission Specialists David Brown and Laurel Clark, and Commander Rick Husband. A landing at Kennedy was planned for Feb. 1, but Columbia and its crew were lost during reentry over eastern Texas at about 9 a.m. EST, just 16 minutes prior to the scheduled touchdown at the Space Shuttle Landing Facility runway.
Image Credit: NASA
Jan. 16, 2003