Ad Astra Volume 15 Number 2 2003

ON THE COVER: Seven stars. Seven heroes. The crew of Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-107, will live in honored memory for their ultimate sacrifice.

Featured Articles:

• 12
  Washington Update: The Columbia Investigation
  By Brian Chase, Rep. Ralph Hall and Sen. Sam Brownback
• 16
  Remembering KC
  Author Laura S. Woodmansee shares her personal memories of Kalpana Chawla.
  By Laura S. Woodmansee
• 20
  America Speaks
  Quotes from around the nation as individuals share their thoughts on Columbia.
  By Tammy Ruggles, photographs by Joe Marino
• 24
  Heroes All
  The crew of STS-107 Space Shuttle Columbia
  Compiled By Frank Sietzen, Jr.
• 30
  A Space Shuttle Retrospective
  The role of the shuttle in human spaceflight.
  By Joan Johnson-Freese
• 35
  Space shuttle Pedugree
  Tracing the lineage of NASA’s orbiter.
  By Frank Sietzen, Jr.
• 38
  The Future of Space Transportation
  The question comes to the fore in light of Columbia.
  By Frank Sietzen, Jr.
• 41
  Making the Pursuit of Space a Place for All
  Minority grads and their participation in the space program.
  By Jim Romeo