Miracle video captures cheerful final minutes aboard Columbia
NASA TV aired the only surviving shuttle video showing the crew in routine but buoyant moments during the 16 day mission. Pilot William McCool and Commander Rick Husband trade awe at atmospheric views while Laurel Clark grins into the camera. The tape omits Michael Anderson, David Brown, and Ian Ramon who were below deck.
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Columbia
Pacific
Rick Husband
McCool
Husband
Laurel Clark
Michael Anderson
David Brown
Ian Ramon
NASA chief rejects bid to reassign top officials after Columbia disaster
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe refused a formal request from the Columbia accident board to reassign agency leaders involved in the probe. He pledged a new externally led task force to cooperate with the board, saying reassignments would prejudice findings and that he would not submit anyone to such treatment. The board, chaired by Admiral Harold Gehman, confirmed the exchange on its site, noting the inquiry remains focused on the 2003 shuttle tragedy over the Southwest.
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Sean O'Keefe
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Gehman
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Pagers used to screen travelers for radiation at U S ports
Federal inspectors began using pager like radiation detectors at U S ports of entry to screen more than 500,000 daily travelers for radiological sources. The devices beep when radiation is detected and are part of a broader Homeland Security effort expanding from 4000 to 7000 pagers with aims to equip all 9000 inspectors.
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United States
Dean Boyd
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
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