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Twenty three years ago today, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke up just minutes before it was supposed to land, killing all seven of its crew members. I say their names. They were: Rick Husband, Commander William McCool, Pilot Michael Anderson, Payload Commander Kalpana Chawla, Mission Specialist David Brown, Mission Specialist Laurel Clark, Mission Specialist Ilan… Continue reading Rest In Peace, Space Shuttle Astronauts
It's one of those "I'll never forget where I was, when...." moments. I was in Pittsburgh, on the second floor of one of the hi-rise office buildings in Gateway Center, in the second year of my reasonably successful career as a salesman in the fledging personal computer market. The generally unpleasant person in the next… Continue reading Space Shuttle OV-999: Slipping the Surly Bonds of Earth