Arlington burial for Columbia astronaut Michael Anderson
Arlington National Cemetery held the burial for Michael P. Anderson, 43, a Columbia shuttle crew member who died February 1. More than 100 mourners attended as Anderson received full military honors near Dick Scobee's grave. The service included a KC-135 tribute, medals for Anderson's widow, and a firing party with Taps.
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Washington
Michael P. Anderson
Columbia
Anderson
Arlington National Cemetery
Dick Scobee
Air Force
Space
Kaycee
Sydney
Mabel Hawkins
Vancouver
Wash
Laura Bush
NASA
James G. Roche
Sean O'Keefe
Sandra
Derek Green
Richard Hum
Air Force Space Command
Lance W. Lord
Barbara
Robbie
Michael P Anderson
U.S. Air Force
NASA communications study tied to shuttle disaster panel
A board forming a new team to probe NASA internal communications including e mails and directives. Maj Gen Kenneth Hess says the team will assist four groups examining Columbia shuttle design operations and tech, amid questions of management awareness and data systems raised at a Houston hearing.
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N.M
Columbia
NASA
Kenneth Hess
Kirtland
Texas
Hess
Board
Laura Brown
Houston
Henry McDonald
McDonald
Dyess B 1 B Bombers Deployed To Guam This Week
Abilene based Dyess AFB confirmed B 1 B bombers joined 12 airframes deployed to Guam amid rising North Korea tensions. A few hundred airmen accompanied the aircraft as part of a broader West Pacific deterrence effort. officials did not reveal counts or destinations beyond Guam.
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Guam
Abilene
Dyess Air Force Base
West Texas
North Korea
David Honcul
Pentagon
West Pacific
David Fapgard
Pacific Air Force
Hawaii
Honchul
U.S
Sea of Japan
Middle East
Anderson Air Force Base
Texans split on future of manned spaceflight after Columbia crash
The Scripps Howard Texas Poll shows 72 percent want the United States to continue the manned space shuttle program despite the February 1 Columbia disaster that killed seven astronauts. Seventy-eight percent fear another space tragedy is likely, while only 15 percent think such an event is unlikely.
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Scripps Howard Texas
United States
NASA
Robert Park
University of Maryland
Park
Texas
Scripps Data Center
Texas Eligible for 30 Million Homeland Defense Grant
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announced Texas is eligible for 30 million dollars to fund terrorism preparedness for police fire and related expenses. The grant is part of 600 million allotted to states for homeland security from the 2003 appropriation. Texas ranks behind California which will receive about 45 million.
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Homeland Defense
Washington
Homeland Security
Tom Ridge
Congress
Office of
Ridge
California
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Howard
Texas Poll Syndicate
Charles Townes
University of California- Berkeley
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