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Orbiter: Columbia
Shuttle Mission: STS-107
Date: January 16, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -– Image:  Shuttle with American Flag and launch complex in background. NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe addresses local and international media following the successful launch of Shuttle Columbia. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety. The payload on Space Shuttle Columbia includes FREESTAR (Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research) and the SHI Research Double Module (SHI/RDM), known as SPACEHAB.

 

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O'Keefe Post Launch Press Conference
January 16, 2003

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NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe believes this historic liftoff "couldn't have been a more picture-perfect launch."
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe

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