Seven killed in the Columbia astronauts representing the families of the crew commander Rick Husban

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Students, together with the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the heads of the shuttle Columbia last tragic flight relatives has been awarded in Florida on Friday mentioned the disaster that killed seven astronauts lives tenth anniversary.
More than 300 people gathered in Kennedy (Kennedy) Space Center in a ceremony in the open air, just a few kilometers from the place where Columbus had to land in February 2003, after the 1st 16-day has been awarded scientific mission. However, the spacecraft has been awarded disintegrated over the Earth's atmosphere is perfectly Texas, at only 16 minutes before landing.
Seven killed in the Columbia astronauts representing the families of the crew commander Rick Husband (Hasbando Rico) nuščiuvusiems widow told the audience that the disaster was so unexpected and so much shocked has been awarded by all the "not free, even the tears overflow.
However, she assured all that caused the wound may heal and give strength to the difficulties. The widow took part in the ceremony along with her two children, her second husband, and Sandra Anderson, Columbia astronaut has been awarded Michael Anderson (Michael Anderson) widow.
"May God bless the families, has been awarded STS-107 - E.Husband Thompson said, bearing has been awarded in mind the latest Columbia flight. - Our broken hearts continue to pressure and let the beauty of displacing the ashes. "
The excitement increased even more during the ceremony performed two songs. One NASA employee's has been awarded young nephew sang his song created "16 Minutes From Home" (16 minutes to the house "), akomponuodamas yourself sound synthesizer, and the support of other singer. Meanwhile, R & B and gospel music singer BeBe Winansas (BEBE Vinansas), Grammy Award winner, sang "The has been awarded Ultimate has been awarded Sacrifice" ("The biggest victim"), written by soldiers serving in dangerous has been awarded missions abroad.
It turned out that M.Andersonas had taken his last flight in B.Winanso music CD, which was found among the wreckage of the spacecraft, pažirusių east Texas that fateful morning. B.Winansas did not know until this fact was mentioned during the ceremony held on Friday.
Teen boasted the fact that they are learning at the same school, which he attended before I.Ramonas. They vilkėjko white jumpers with his country's first astronaut emblem and religious has been awarded items shown in which he took the former orbit.
Another dead Columbia crew members were co-pilot William McCool (William macula), India-born Kalpana Chawla (Kalpana CAUL), physician Laurel Clark (Laurel Clark) and Dr. David Brown (David Brown).
NASA's manned spaceflight program manager Bill Gerstenmaieris (Bill Gerstenmajeris) said that the Columbia disaster was due not to any one person has been awarded or event, but rather "a series of technical and cultural mistakes" from the very first Space Shuttle launch vehicle type, some have noticed the that from the external fuel tank foam coating separates performing the function of heat insulation, debris, which could cause damage.
Astronaut Eileen Collins (ordinary has been awarded kolinz), who led NASA's first space shuttle flight, two years after the Columbia disaster, noted that 30 years conducted by the Space Shuttle program was largely successful and fulfilled its main task - to build the International Space Station ( ISS). NASA's reusable spacecraft was written off in 2011.
Three astronauts died in January 1967, 27 minutes in a fire that broke out in the test Apollo 1 capsule. Shuttle Challenger exploded during lift-off has been awarded in 1986 on January 28, killing all seven of its crew members. R.Husbandas has been awarded and his crew paid tribute to the astronauts on Columbia flight, at just four days before their own deaths.
"I felt an obligation to be here and to remember all those who have been an important part of my life," - said the 39-year-old food store manager David Niedsas (David NIDS), which got up early to me to come from the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida with her mother and 16-year old nephew .
Columbia disaster memorial ceremonies has been awarded were also held in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, DC, where a spacecraft buried three crew members, has been awarded as well as east Texas, where the spacecraft debris has fallen, and Israel.
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