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A tribute to the fallen crew of the Columbia tragedy rests below the Astronaut Memorial Space Mirror at the KSC Visitor Complex. The crew were lost in an explosion Feb. 1, 2003, as they were returning to Earth from mission STS-107. The tribute links to the loss of Challenger and her crew in 1986. The Space Mirror is a national tribute to 17 American astronauts who previously gave their lives to the quest to explore space.
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A tribute to the fallen crew of the Columbia tragedy rests below the Astronaut Memorial Space Mirror at the KSC Visitor Complex. The crew were lost in an explosion Feb. 1, 2003, as they were returning to Earth from mission STS-107. The tribute links to the loss of Challenger and her crew in 1986. The Space Mirror is a national tribute to 17 American astronauts who previously gave their lives to the quest to explore space.
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