TRIBUTE TO THE BRAVE CREW OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA

Early Saturday February 1 2003 at 9:00 AM the space shuttle Columbia was lost during its re-entry into Earths Atmosphere with the loss of all hands.  The astronauts that lost their lives were Colonel Rick Husband, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Anderson, Commander Laurel Clark, Captain David Brown, Commander William McCool, Dr. Kalpana Chawla, and Ilan Ramon.  From Canadians and Star Trek fans, are hearts go out to the families and friends of the fallen Astronauts and I'm sure Canadians and Star Trek Fans in General will join me in expressing our condolences to the families of those killed in this tragedy.

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here is a little bio of each of the Astronauts from www.startrek.com, more information on the columbia go to http://www.nasa.gov/

Rick Douglas Husband (Colonel, USAF) Commander Born: July 12, 1957 Home: Amarillo, Texas Survivors: Wife, two children Michael P. Anderson (Lt. Colonel, USAF) Payload Specialist Born: December 25, 1959 Home: Spokane, Washington Survivors: Wife David M. Brown (Captain, USN) Mission Specialist Born: April 16, 1956 Home: Arlington, Virginia Single Ilan Ramon (Colonel, Israel Air Force) Payload Specialist Born: June 20, 1954 Home: Tel Aviv, Israel Survivors: Wife, four children

William C. McCool (Commander, USN) Pilot Born: September 23, 1961 Home: Lubbock, Texas Survivors: Wife, three children Kalpana Chawla (Ph.D.) Mission Specialist Age: 41 Home: Born in Karnal, India Survivors: Husband Laurel Blair Salton Clark, M.D. (Commander, USN) Mission Specialist Age: 41 Home: Racine, Wisconsin Suvivors: Husband, one child

NASA ALERTS:

Located Debris:
All debris is United States Government property and is critical to the investigation of the shuttle accident. Any and all debris from the accident is to be left alone and reported to Government authorities. Unauthorized persons found in possession of accident debris will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. If you find any debris, please call the Johnson Space Center Emergency Operations Center, (281) 483-3388 or send e-mail.

Photos / Video Footage:
In order to complete the accident investigation, NASA asks that any persons with photographs or video footage call the Johnson Space Center Emergency Operations Center, (281) 483-3388 or send e-mail.