“Never again” is the phrase echoed among NASA leaders recalling the last major tragedy in the space program that occurred 20 years ago this week, when Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart over Texas on Feb. 1, 2003, never making its way back home to Florida.
Even though Space Shuttle Columbia's tragedy is two decades in the past, with more spacecraft, more players and farther-flung destinations like the moon and Mars, the potential for another disaster has grown.
STATELINE, Nev. Known as “the man who’s flown everything,” astronaut Navy Capt. Robert “Hoot” Gibson is the keynote speaker for the 30th annual Critical Issues Conference 5:30-9 p.m. Monday at the Hard Rock Hotel and.
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