Space News
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on February 2, 2003 at 4:40:56 PM
This edition is dedicated to Columbia. I will list some stories relating to it.
Columbia investigation begins.
ISS Crew can hold to June.
Columbia debris illegal to sell.
Life goes on.
Columbia investigation begins.
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In the meantime, the shuttle program has been put on hold as the NASA community will take time during the next few days to remember astronauts Rick Husband, Willie McCool, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark, Mike Anderson, David Brown and Israel's first space flyer, Ilan Ramon.
ISS Crew can hold to June.
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Saturday's disastrous shuttle mission has no direct affect on the space station, but NASA will want to determine the cause of the disaster before sending one of Columbia's sister vehicles into space. Meanwhile, many officials inside and outside NASA made it clear that the shuttle program does not have the luxury of a lengthy wait, such as the two-year grounding that occurred after the 1986 Challenger disaster.
Columbia debris illegal to sell.
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Taking a part of an aircraft involved in an accident is a federal offence, U.S. attorneys in Texas warned, and a conviction could result in up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Life goes on.
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A Russian cargo rocket carrying food and fuel blasted off for the International Space Station on Sunday, a day after the U.S. shuttle Columbia broke up minutes before landing, killing seven astronauts.