ISS Fan Club - STS107

Ketchup Experiment Recovered from Columbia Crash

Sat, 3 May 2008 17:18:06 -0400

Using data recovered from a damaged computer hard-drive that was aboard the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003, scientists have recently learned more about why the act of shaking a material can quickly transform it into something completely different.

One of the best examples of this phenomenon is ordinary ketchup. Shake the bottle and the semi-solid paste becomes a runny liquid. Food scientists do the shaking in a controlled way by putting ketchup (and other processed foods) into a rheometer (rheo, meaning "flow") to see how its viscosity -- the scientific word for stickiness -- decreases when shaken.

Upcoming Space Stamps from Canada

Sat, 27 Sep 2003 20:42:17 -0400

Upcoming space stamps from Canada Post will feature 8 Canadian astronauts, among them Julie Payette, the first Canadian astronaut to board ISS. Issue date: October 1, 2003.

FULL STORY

A STATEMENT FROM THE BROWN FAMILY

Thu, 28 Aug 2003 12:31:29 -0400

.....The little boy who chased butterflies grew up to be a space explorer. We miss him terribly. "Hundreds and hundreds of letters of sympathy and support have helped in this time of grief. We thank the writers wholeheartedly.

NEW SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA IMAGES RELEASED

Wed, 25 Jun 2003 08:53:50 -0400

NASA today released recovered photographs and video taken by the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia during its scientific research mission in January. The imagery was found during search efforts since the loss of Columbia Feb. 1.

More Then One-Third Of Columbia Recovered

Thu, 17 Apr 2003 07:35:23 -0400

More than 70,000 pieces of the space shuttle Columbia have been recovered in three months of searching in east Texas following the February 1 tragedy that claimed the lives of seven astronauts, NASA said Wednesday.

Full Story At SpaceDaily.Com

LAST MINUTES VIDEO

Sun, 2 Mar 2003 11:43:39 -0500

This video begins at 7:35 am Central Time, 17 minutes after the deorbit burn, with the shuttle over the South Pacific at an altitude of over 500,000-ft. It continues for 13 minutes to 7:48 Central Time, as the shuttle passed north east of Hawaii at approximately 250,000-ft.

Video NASA - Tnx to Houston Chronicle

NASA Mishap Response Status Report #10

Sat, 1 Mar 2003 12:43:25 -0500

Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC

About 13 minutes of video recorded by Columbia's crew Feb. 1 as they prepared for landing was released today on NASA television. The video recorded on the flight deck was taken with a small camera mounted first to the right of Pilot Willie McCool and later held by Mission Specialist Laurel Clark.

O'Keefe rejects idea nothing could be be done

Sat, 1 Mar 2003 10:25:29 -0500

Submitted by Arthur N1ORC

NASA's top administrator, Sean O'Keefe, said today he "completely rejects the proposition" that nothing could have been done in orbit to help Columbia if engineers had known the space shuttle was in trouble.

NASA RELEASES COLUMBIA CREW CABIN

Fri, 28 Feb 2003 20:17:00 -0500

Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC

Flight-deck video, taken by members of the Space Shuttle Columbia crew on Feb. 1, was released at 1 p.m. EST today on NASA Television. The videotape was recovered February 6 near Palestine, Texas, during search and recovery efforts after the tragedy.

Shuttle Columbus

Thu, 27 Feb 2003 18:21:27 -0500

I have been flying since 1939 quite a lot of experience RAF +test+airline+triangular aeroplanes. The quick version is that I interpret a photo over albukirque 1 minute before breakup as left main gear down nose door open.

New Mexico Hams Help with Columbia Debris Search

Thu, 27 Feb 2003 01:40:29 -0500

Amateur Radio continued its involvement with efforts to locate space shuttle Columbia debris, as NASA's search shifted focus last week to include points west of Texas.

NEW COLUMBIA WEB SITE

Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:45:38 -0500

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR - N1ORC

WWW.NASA.GOV/COLUMBIA

Astronaut Spouses & Children release Statement

Sun, 9 Feb 2003 21:54:47 -0500

"We, the spouses and children of the NASA astronaut corps, would like to thank the people of the world from the bottom of our hearts for the incredible outpouring of support and love that you have shown us in our time of deep grief..."

AN ODE TO STS-107 by Gerry N9OEW

Tue, 4 Feb 2003 18:43:27 -0500

Only to post this beautiful ODE.

Gerry N9OEW sent it to the Forum and we think this is the place to share the poetry:

ODE TO STS-107

Amateur Radio Community Joins in Mourning Loss of Columbia Astronauts

Tue, 4 Feb 2003 07:23:41 -0500

Mario VA2VA sent us this link:

From the ARRL Site