NASA Day of Remembrance Jan 31, 2014 - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

Hog · 01-31-2014

Today is the Day of Remembrance dedicated to the 3 Apollo-1, STS-51-L Challenger and STS-107 Columbia.
info and comments from President Obama and NASA Administrator Astronaut General Charlie Bolden can be seen here.
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/DO.../indexalt.html

Apollo-1 January 27, 1967 23:31 UTC
fire at the launch pad in a "plugs out" test with 100% O2 atmosphere in capsule
Command Pilot
Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom
Senior Pilot
Edward H. White II
Pilot
Roger B. Chaffee

STS(Space Transportation System) 51-L Challenger
-Teacher in Space January 28, 1986 16:38:00 UTC
Vehicle broke apart due to aerodynamic forces 73 seconds after launch
Commander Francis R. Scobee
Second spaceflight
Pilot Michael J. Smith
Only spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Ellison S. Onizuka
Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Judith A. Resnik
Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 3 Ronald E. McNair
Second spaceflight
Payload Specialist 1 Gregory B. Jarvis
Only spaceflight
Payload Specialist 2 S. Christa McAuliffe
Only spaceflight
Teacher in Space

STS 107-Columbia
Launched 16 January 2003 15:39:00 UTC
1 February 2003, 13:59:32 UTC
Shuttle broke apart during re-entry after hot gasses penetrated left wing via damage sustained by a piece of foam strijing the RCC heat panel at a speed differential of over 500mph (Shuttle was supersonic, but the foam had slowed some by the time it hit the wing)
Commander Rick D. Husband Member of Red Team
Second spaceflight
Pilot William C. McCool Member of Blue Team
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 David M. Brown Member of Blue Team
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Kalpana Chawla Member of Red Team
Second spaceflight
Flight Engineer
Payload Commander Michael P. Anderson Member of Blue Team
Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 4 Laurel B. Clark Member of Red Team
First spaceflight
Payload Specialist 1 Ilan Ramon Member of Red Team
First spaceflight
STS-107 crew was split up into 2 teams, a Red and Blue team. this was done to accomodate the huge amount of science that STS-107 was assigned. While one team slept, the other worked. SHown in the following pic.

Condolences to the families, friends of these brave people. And to others involved in the Space Program who have fallen as well. Lest we forget, and let us honour their contributions with continued future human spaceflight.

efnfast · 01-31-2014

Thanks Hog.

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Hog Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,271	NASA Day of Remembrance Jan 31, 2014 Today is the Day of Remembrance dedicated to the 3 Apollo-1, STS-51-L Challenger and STS-107 Columbia. info and comments from President Obama and NASA Administrator Astronaut General Charlie Bolden can be seen here. http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/DO.../indexalt.html Apollo-1 January 27, 1967 23:31 UTC fire at the launch pad in a "plugs out" test with 100% O2 atmosphere in capsule Command Pilot Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom Senior Pilot Edward H. White II Pilot Roger B. Chaffee STS(Space Transportation System) 51-L Challenger -Teacher in Space January 28, 1986 16:38:00 UTC Vehicle broke apart due to aerodynamic forces 73 seconds after launch Commander Francis R. Scobee Second spaceflight Pilot Michael J. Smith Only spaceflight Mission Specialist 1 Ellison S. Onizuka Second spaceflight Mission Specialist 2 Judith A. Resnik Second spaceflight Mission Specialist 3 Ronald E. McNair Second spaceflight Payload Specialist 1 Gregory B. Jarvis Only spaceflight Payload Specialist 2 S. Christa McAuliffe Only spaceflight Teacher in Space STS 107-Columbia Launched 16 January 2003 15:39:00 UTC 1 February 2003, 13:59:32 UTC Shuttle broke apart during re-entry after hot gasses penetrated left wing via damage sustained by a piece of foam strijing the RCC heat panel at a speed differential of over 500mph (Shuttle was supersonic, but the foam had slowed some by the time it hit the wing) Commander Rick D. Husband Member of Red Team Second spaceflight Pilot William C. McCool Member of Blue Team First spaceflight Mission Specialist 1 David M. Brown Member of Blue Team First spaceflight Mission Specialist 2 Kalpana Chawla Member of Red Team Second spaceflight Flight Engineer Payload Commander Michael P. Anderson Member of Blue Team Second spaceflight Mission Specialist 4 Laurel B. Clark Member of Red Team First spaceflight Payload Specialist 1 Ilan Ramon Member of Red Team First spaceflight STS-107 crew was split up into 2 teams, a Red and Blue team. this was done to accomodate the huge amount of science that STS-107 was assigned. While one team slept, the other worked. SHown in the following pic. Condolences to the families, friends of these brave people. And to others involved in the Space Program who have fallen as well. Lest we forget, and let us honour their contributions with continued future human spaceflight. Last edited by Hog; 01-31-2014 at 11:57 AM.

01-31-2014	#2
efnfast Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Dunbarton NH Posts: 7,561	Re: NASA Day of Remembrance Jan 31, 2014 Thanks Hog.