Ramon the first Israeli astronaut returns in somber ceremony
Ian Ramon, Israel's first astronaut, dies with six others aboard the Columbia shuttle. His coffin is carried by eight air force colonels to a hangar near Tel Aviv as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon offers condolences. Ramon to be buried privately in northern Israel.
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Divers search lake for shuttle debris after disintegration
Divers entered the Toledo Bend Reservoir near Hemphill Louisiana seeking large Columbia debris after the shuttle disintegrated on February 1. NOAA and NASA teams used sonar and cameras to locate items on a 100-foot deep lake bottom as volunteers and officials strand debris for assessment at Cape Canaveral.
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Wing fragment linked to Columbia left wing
NASA announced a two foot carbon composite panel and a one foot wing piece found last week likely came from Columbia's left wing. The discovery centers on the final minutes of the Feb 1 flight when wing temperatures spiked and the shuttle broke up over Texas.
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Nik
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Corsicana
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