Columbia - Final Voyage

This web site is preview for the book "Columbia - Final Voyage." All of the menus are included, but most of the photos, audio files, videos, and technical documents are not active. The CD-ROM has all of the content. This web site is dedicated to the STS-107 Columbia crew - Rick Husband, Willie McCool, Dave Brown, Kalpana Chawla, Mike Anderson, Laurel Clark, and Ilan Ramon.




  • Putting the Mission Together
  • About the Shuttle
  • Crew
  • Other People
  • Training
  • Preparing Columbia
  • Prelaunch
  • Launch
  • Mission
  • Science
  • Reentry
  • Accident
  • Investigation
  • Kooks and Myths
  • Rescue?
  • Memorials
  • The Science Still Possible
  • Internet Resources and utilities
  • Appendixes
  • CD-ROM credits and contact information

    • Updated information is available on the author's website www.sts107.info.
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    An incredible sunset in space. This photo was taken two days into the mission by one of the STS-107 astronauts as Columbia traveled over the Indian Ocean near the West Coast of Australia.

    The information contained on the pages within are believed to be technically and factually accurate but no guarantee is provided as to its suitability for any particular application. All images, audio files, text, and other information are copyrighted and may not be reproduced, copied, or redistributed without permission.

    copyright 2005 Philip Chien All Rights Reserved
    Last update January 13, 2006