Local reation: in the News
KSC: ‘It is her final resting place´
Buried underground in two abandoned silos on the Air Force side of this complex, broken parts of the shuttle Challenger lie at rest.
Search for parts haunted workers
Flanked by men and women, farmers and prisoners, Richard Van Treuren slowly trod through rural pastures with his eyes riveted toward the ground.
Let´s set footprints in Earth
My initial reaction was one of excitement. President Bush had announced plans to send manned missions to the moon, then perhaps to Mars.
No way to get there
It´s another day on the job for hundreds of scientists and engineers at Kennedy Space Center.
Don´t howl, just look at the moon
The same week NASA released its report on the space shuttle Columbia explosion, Earth was making its history-making approach to Mars.
Disasters often bring out best in people
Tragedy often brings out the best in people.
News-Journal editorial
Corner-cutting on safety and dogmatic management at NASA has turned dreams of space exploration into a ... Galactic Storm.
NASA packs up shuttle debris
NASA has taken a bold step toward changing its attitude by sharing information gathered during its reconstruction of Shuttle Columbia, which exploded on re-entry into the Earth´s atmosphere Feb. 1.
Nelson: Safety office a positive change
Reacting to the space shuttle Columbia accident report, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson on Tuesday told reporters that problems were to be expected with the corners cut because of budget restraints.
Port town fatalism helps some see beyond the wreck debris
Among the space shuttle debris that fell in the fields and farms, roads and woodlands in Texas was a flight helmet.
Tape may aid Columbia investigation
An early look at the magnetic tape from the space shuttle Columbia´s salvaged data recorder offered hope that it was in good enough shape to yield some information about the doomed flight.
NASA grounds fisherman´s hopes of Columbia debris discovery
A week ago, Mike Capobianco landed a fisherman´s tale with a twist.
Faded papers reveal children´s awe of Columbia
A late sleeper, 80-year-old Mildred Harris was still in bed that Saturday when her husband and daughter delivered the news.
Man in running for space trip
NASA could select few more patriotic people for its first teacher in space than Palm Coast resident Jack Howell.
Clues sought in images of shuttle breakup
In the urgent effort to pinpoint where wreckage from the space shuttle Columbia fell to Earth, investigators are finding more watched the pieces fall than they first realized, and they are now trying to decipher what was seen.
Officials test fuel tanks to find clues in wake of shuttle disaster
After more than two weeks of evaluating scores of theories about what led to the disintegration of the shuttle Columbia, investigators are concentrating again on their early idea that a piece of insulation or other flying debris from the shuttle´s 15-story external fuel tank damaged a wing at liftoff, dooming the craft.
Pupils honor shuttle heroes
When children in Ruth Nickell-Cortes fifth grade class at Horizon Elementary School came back to school the Monday after the Feb. 1 tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia, they were somewhat unsettled.
Shuttle painting on display
A painting of John Glenn´s history-making ride aboard the space shuttle Discovery in October 1998 is now on display at the Port Orange Regional Library.
Born in California, she died in Texas
Columbia was born in a large Rockwell International hangar at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif.
Pilots´ parents reflect on tragedy
Having their twin sons in the middle of danger is nothing new for Richard and Patricia Kelly.
Space shuttle tragedy may hurt technology program
The tragic end to the voyage of space shuttle Columbia is expected to slow the pace of future launches, at least in the short term.
KSC workers honor Columbia crew
With storm clouds overhead, 8,000 NASA employees quietly lined the runway Friday morning at the exact spot where Columbia was to have touched down six days earlier.
Rangers comb Seashore for debris from Columbia´s liftoff
Rangers searched 26 miles of Canaveral National Seashore beaches Tuesday looking for debris that may have fallen from the doomed space shuttle Columbia during lift-off.
Teens to share research with community
When the shuttle Columbia broke apart in the sky, a group of teenagers at New Smyrna Beach Middle School were devastated.
After loss of Columbia, local businesses fret about future
For Wayne Sommers and his Kennedy Space Center co-workers, watching space shuttle Columbia explode was disheartening – in more ways than one.
For local parents reflection also means looking forward
For Patricia Kelly, lighting seven candles under a blanket of stars to honor Columbia´s fallen astronauts brought much needed inner peace.
Students say space program must go forward
Graduate student Jeremy Eckhart was in kindergarten when the space shuttle Challenger exploded – and he´s been reaching for the stars ever since.
A prelude to a war?
I could see my face reflected in the television screen as the video of the Columbia explosion replayed.
Solemn service remembers Columbia´s fallen crew
As Joyce Battle prayed for the families of the space shuttle Columbia´s astronauts, she wondered why they had to perish the way they did.
Visitors pay respects at Space Center
With her head bowed, Vicki Balogh placed a single flower Sunday at the Astronaut Memorial.
Tragedy hits home in Brevard County
Ken Kalata´s tavern is a shrine to America´s space shuttle program.
Disbelief gives way to sadness for local community
Scott Krammer was filling in at a New Smyrna Beach fruit stand Saturday morning when he got a call he didn´t expect.
Again, space center a home to sorrow
Yitzak Benhorin waited for the twin sonic booms to split the atmosphere Saturday morning, but they never came.
Local rabbi feels loss of Jewish crewmember
When Rabbi Pinchas Ezagui met Israel´s first astronaut, he gave him a special present to carry into space.
Rolex 24 fans mix racing with sadness
Flags flew at half-staff in every direction, honoring the seven astronauts who died hours earlier aboard the space shuttle Columbia.
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