Brilliant roses and carnations frame the names of the STS-107 crew carved onto the black granite surface of the Astronaut Memorial Mirror at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The flowers were left by visitors who attended a memorial service for the crew on the anniversary of the tragic accident that claimed their lives.
Brilliant roses and carnations frame the names of the STS-107 crew carved onto the black granite surface of the Astronaut Memorial Mirror at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The flowers were left by visitors who attended a memorial service for the crew on the anniversary of the tragic accident that claimed their lives, along with the space shuttle Columbia, on Feb. 1, 2003. The mirror honors astronauts who have given their lives for space exploration.Image credit: NASA/KSC
Feb. 1, 2004