STS-107 Patch

Columbia STS-107

January 16 - February 1, 2003

Willie McCool Scholarship | Web Tribute

Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report (pdf 10 mb)
NASA Return to Flight Plan
NOLS Memorial

Resources

Speeches
Music
  • "Hotel California" - Josée, and her father and Sean on guitar [RealAudio]
    Played as wake-up music for the Blue Team on Flight Day 10.
     
  • "Imagine" - John Lennon [RealAudio]
    Requested for Willie and played as wake-up music for the Blue Team on Flight Day 15. This clip features additional commentary from Willie and Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon.
     
  • "Way Up There" - Patti LaBelle
    Commissioned by NASA for the centennial celebration of the Wright brothers' first flight. It was written by Tena R. Clark, and performed by Patti LaBelle for the Columbia memorial service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. on February 6.
Imagery
Essays from the Washington Post
Essays from the New York Times
Essays from Slate
Essays from the Seattle Times
Other Essays
Columbia Memorabilia
Florida Space Shuttle Quarter
Florida Quarter Design Florida Quarter Design 50 State Quarters Program

As part of the 50 State Quarters Program, Florida has selected for its quarter a depiction of the space shuttle that bears the inscription "Gateway to Discovery." The quarter was chosen among five finalists, including one other design that also featured the shuttle. The finalists were selected by a state committee before the Columbia disaster, and the winning design was chosen in an online vote that ended March 5.
Articles from Local Papers
Newspaper Fronts
Columbia Cartoons