NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Thousands gather at the Columbia memorial in Lufkin, Tex.

February 8, 2003. First Baptist Church, Lufkin, Texas. Reverend Robert L. Bush, Pastor, First Church of the Nazarene delivers an Invocation. NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe, Governor of Texas Rick Perry, and NASA Astronaut Jeff Ashby participated in a memorial service to honor the Space Shuttle Columbia astronauts. O'Keefe thanked the community of Lufkin for their support and honored the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"