Crew of STS 107

The crew of Space Shuttle mission STS 107 (from left): David M. Brown (mission specialist), Rick O. Husband (commander), Laurel Blair Salton Clark (mission specialist), Kalpana Chawla (mission specialist), Michael P. Anderson (payload commander), William C. McCool (pilot), and Ilan Ramon (mission specialist).

Courtesy NASA/Johnson Space Center.

The staff of Sky & Telescope offers its condolences to the families of the seven astronauts lost in Saturday's tragic breakup of the Space Shuttle Columbia.

NASA asks that if you find debris from the spacecraft, call the Johnson Space Center Emergency Operations Center, (281) 483-3388. Do not touch the debris as hazardous chemicals may be present. Any images of the reentry can be sent to NASA via FTP. Instructions have been provided at the Johnson Space Center website.

For the most recent information about the tragedy:

CNN
www.cnn.com

NASA

spaceflight.nasa.gov

Johnson Space Center

www.jsc.nasa.gov

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