KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A Columbia Crew Memorial Service is held at the Shuttle Landing Facility for KSC employees and invited guests. At the podium is astronaut Jim Halsell. The Columbia and her crew of seven were lost on Feb. 1, 2003, over East Texas as they returned to Earth after a 16-day research mission. Also taking part in the service were NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe, former KSC Director Robert Crippen, several employees, area clergymen, and members of Patrick Air Force Base. The service concluded with a “Missing Man Formation Fly Over” by NASA T-38 jet aircraft.
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date February 7, 2003