Hot Topics: Space Shuttle Columbia Accident

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Space Shuttle Columbia Accident
February 1, 2003

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Lt. Col. Mike Anderson
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Grew up in Spokane, Washington
Attended high school in Cheney, Washington

Crew of USS Columbia (STS-107) seated (left to right)
Mission commander Col. Rick Husband ; Kalpana Chawla; Cmdr. William C. McCool
Standing (left to right) Capt. David M. Brown; Cmdr. Laurel Clark; Lt. Col. Mike Anderson and Col. Ilan Ramon

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Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- FEMA to Lead Search, Find, and Secure Mission Following Space Shuttle Tragedy (February 1, 2003)
- President Bush Declares Emergency in Texas and Lousiana In Response To Space Shuttle Tragedy

International Media

National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA)

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Records of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident

Spokane, Washington

Anderson Had the Right Stuff (via KREM-TV)
Anderson Knew the Risks, Dreamed of Going to Mars (via Spokesman-Review)
Shuttle Breaks Apart in Flames (via Spokesman-Review)
Space Shuttle--Spokane (via KXLY-TV)
Spokane Man One of Seven Aboard the Shuttle Columbia (February 1, 2003 via MSNBC)
News items via KREM-TV, Spokane, WA

State of Louisiana

Advocate, Baton Rouge
Emergency Preparedness, Office of
- Louisiana Residens Report Explosion, Loud Noise (February 1, 2003)
- Parts of Shuttle Come to Rest in Louisiana (February 2, 2003)
- Seven Astronauts Killed as Shuttle Shatters (February 1, 2003)
- Shuttle Contact Lost, NASA Declares Emergency

State of Texas Government

Columbia Shuttle Memorial Service Photo Gallery (February 4, 2003)
Press Releases
- President Addresses Nation on Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy (February 1, 2003)
- President Bush Attends Memorial Service for Columbia Astronauts

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