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Orbiter: Columbia
Shuttle Mission: STS-107
Date: February 1, 2003

Image: Montage of Vehicle Assembly Building with American Flag and shuttles landing.KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -– After failing to reestablish communi-cations with Shuttle Columbia as it descended into Earth's atmosphere, Mission Control in Houston made a contingency announcement. The 16-day research mission will include FREESTAR (Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research) and the SHI Research Double Module (SHI/RDM), known as SPACEHAB. Experiments on the module range from material sciences to life sciences.

STS-107 photos and videos are online. (Note: This is a graphic-intensive site and may be difficult to view with low speed modems or when this web site receives heavy traffic loads).

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Communications Checks and Mission
Control Contingency Announcement
February 1, 2003

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Mission Control tries to contact Shuttle Columbia.
Mission Control tries to contact Shuttle Columbia. (Includes NASA commentary)
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A contingency is announced by Mission Control.
A contingency is announced by Mission Control. (Includes NASA commentary)
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