The Columbia
(transmission breaks off after the crew member starts to say a word beginning with the sound "buh.") The last Columbia crew consisted of:
Rick Husband,
William
McCool,
Michael
Anderson,
Ilan Ramon,
Laurel Salton
Clark,
David Brown,
Kalpana
Chawla,
"The same creator who names the stars also knows the names of the seven souls we mourn today. The crew of the shuttle Columbia did not return safely to earth, yet we can pray that all are safely home."
President George W. Bush
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