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The Columbia Memorial Space Center is the U.S. national memorial for the Space Shuttle Columbia ' s seven crew members. It is located in Downey, California on the site of the Space Shuttle's origin and production, the former North American Aviation plant in Los Angeles County, California.
Designated a Challenger Learning Center, [7] the museum has a variety of camps, workshops, and other monthly events to generate interest in STEM, and hands-on exhibits.Now 20,000 square feet, the two-story building has a robotics lab, HD computer lab, and a wide range of interactive exhibits on Space Shuttle operations, living and working on the International Space Station, exploration of the ...
In October 2004, both houses of Congress passed a resolution to change the name of Downey, California's Space Science Learning Center to the Columbia Memorial Space Center, which is located at the former manufacturing site of the Space Shuttle orbiters. [84] [85]
Editor’s Note: The CNN Original Series “Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight” uncovers the events that ultimately led to disaster. The four-part documentary concludes at 9 p.m. ET/PT ...
The wife of Columbia Commander Rick D. Husband, Evelyn Husband (left), and then NASA Associate Administrator Bill Readdy place a wreath October 28, 2003, at the Astronaut Memorial in Kennedy Space ...
The mission ended on February 1, 2003, with the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster which killed all seven crew members and destroyed the space shuttle. It was the 88th post-Challenger disaster mission. It was also the 17th Shuttle mission of the 2000s. The flight launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 16, 2003.
The shuttle program was marked by triumphs and failures, including the 2003 Columbia disaster. The tragedies left a lasting mark on the perception of risks in space.
Columbia memorial in Arlington National Cemetery. The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) was an internal commission convened by NASA to investigate the destruction of the Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-107 upon atmospheric re-entry on February 1, 2003.