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New NASA report details final minutes of Columbia
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 AP - When the first of many loud alarms sounded on the space shuttle Columbia, the seven astronauts had about a minute to live, though they didn't know it. The pilot, William McCool, pushed several buttons trying to right the ship as it tumbled out of control. He didn't know it was futile. Most of the crew were following NASA procedures, spending more time preparing the shuttle than themselves for the return to Earth.
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International Year of Astronomy: Get Cheap Telescopes!
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SPACE.com - Four
hundred-year-old light from the Pleiades star cluster will be used early this
year to initiate a virtual ribbon-cutting in the Second Life online community for
the International Year of Astronomy — aimed at bringing astronomy to more of
the general public.
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NASA describes final moments of Columbia tragedy
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 AFP - The crew of the doomed shuttle Columbia was violently spun around in the cabin as the spacecraft disintegrated on reentry, according to NASA's final report on the 2003 tragedy that includes safety recommendations.
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Report: Columbia Astronauts Killed in Seconds
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SPACE.com - The seven astronauts killed during
the 2003 loss of NASA's space shuttle Columbia survived less than a minute
after their spacecraft began breaking apart, according to a new report released
Tuesday that suggests changes to astronaut training and spacecraft cabin
design.
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Remembering shuttle Columbia's 7 astronauts
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 AP - In a new report, NASA reviews the way the space shuttle Columbia was destroyed and how the astronauts died as part of an effort to design a better spacecraft for the future. Here is a look at the seven who perished Feb. 1, 2003.
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