BY JUSTIN RAY

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2002 in review
NEW! Astronomy Now and Spaceflight Now present 2002: a Year in Space -- a month-by-month pictorial record of the space events and discoveries during 2002. It is a must-have for all space enthusiasts!
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Multimedia clips
From Friday: Shuttle Program Manager Ron Dittemore updates the progress of the investigation.
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Using detailed charts, Shuttle Program Manager Ron Dittemore describes the preliminary timeline and illustrates when sensors in the shuttle's left wing either failed during Columbia's final eight minutes of flight or recorded abnormal pressure or temperature readings.
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Former astronaut Robert Crippen remembers the space shuttle Columbia during the memorial service at Kennedy Space Center. He was pilot on the orbiter's first flight in 1981.
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NASA astronaut James Halsell pays tribute to Columbia's lost seven astronauts.
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From Thursday: Shuttle Program Manager Ron Dittemore updates the progress of the investigation.
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From Wednesday: Shuttle Program Manager Ron Dittemore updates the progress of the investigation.
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This long-range tracking camera footage shows foam insulation breaking free from the external fuel tank and striking the shuttle's left wing during launch.
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From Monday: updates the progress of the investigation on Monday afternoon from Johnson Space Center.
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From Sunday: Shuttle Program Manager Ron Dittemore and Director of Flight Crew Operations Bob Cabana brief reporters on the progress of the investigation.
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Watch the NASA TV coverage recorded as contact was lost with Columbia, including the final communications from the astronauts.
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Capsule Communicator Charles Hobaugh in Mission Control attempts to regain communications with the Columbia crew.
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NASA spokesman James Hartsfield announces that Mission Control was beginning contingency procedures due to the loss of contact with the shuttle.
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NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe makes a statement at Kennedy Space Center in the hours following the Columbia tragedy.
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Statement by NASA's Associate Administrator for Spaceflight William Readdy.
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Full audio: Shuttle Program Manager Ron Dittemore and Chief Flight Director Milt Helfin brief reporters on the technical information immediately available on the shuttle Columbia disaster.
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Earth Calendar
NEW! This amazing 2003 calendar features stunning images of mountain ranges, volcanoes, rivers, and oceans obtained from previous NASA space shuttle missions.
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Hubble Calendar
NEW! This remarkable calendar features stunning images of planets, stars, gaseous nebulae, and galaxies captured by NASA's orbiting Hubble Space Telescope.
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Hubble Posters
Stunning posters featuring images from the Hubble Space Telescope and world-renowned astrophotographer David Malin are now available from the Astronomy Now Store.
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