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The Columbia Seven Astronauts

The crew of Columbia shuttle flight STS-107. Seated from left are Rick D. Husband, mission commander; Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist; and William C. McCool, pilot. Standing from left are David M. Brown, Laurel B. Clark, and Michael P. Anderson, all mission specialists; and Ilan Ramon, payload specialist from the Israeli Space Agency.

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The astronauts:
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Rick D. Husband
Commander
The U.S. Air Force colonel and mechanical engineer, 45, was returning from his second space trip. He had piloted a shuttle in 1999 to the first docking with the International Space Station.

William C. McCool
Pilot
The U.S. Navy commander, 40, and former test pilot was returning from his first space trip. He had been responsible for maneuvering the shuttle during science experiments.

Michael P. Anderson
Payload Commander
The U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and physicist, 42, also had flown to space in a 1998 shuttle flight that docked with the Russian space station Mir. On STS-107, he had been responsible for science.

David M. Brown
MissionSpecialist
The U.S. Navy captain, aviator and flight surgeon, 46, was returning from his first space flight. He had been working on biological science experiments.

Kalpana Chawla
Mission Specialist
Returning from her second space flight, Chawla, 41, had flown more than 375 hours in space. She had operated the shuttles robotic arm on a flight in 1997.

Laurel Clark
Mission Specialist
The U.S. Navy commander and flight surgeon, 41, was returning from her first space flight during which she had conducted biological experiments.

Ilan Ramon
Payload Specialist
Israel's First Astronaut
The colonel and Israeli Air Force fighter pilot, 47, was the first Israeli to fly in space. He had seen combat experience in the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and the Lebanon War in 1982.

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The astronauts: [click image to enlarge NASA photo] [click name to read NASA biography]
Rick D. Husband Commander The U.S. Air Force colonel and mechanical engineer, 45, was returning from his second space trip. He had piloted a shuttle in 1999 to the first docking with the International Space Station.	William C. McCool Pilot The U.S. Navy commander, 40, and former test pilot was returning from his first space trip. He had been responsible for maneuvering the shuttle during science experiments.	Michael P. Anderson Payload Commander The U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and physicist, 42, also had flown to space in a 1998 shuttle flight that docked with the Russian space station Mir. On STS-107, he had been responsible for science.
David M. Brown MissionSpecialist The U.S. Navy captain, aviator and flight surgeon, 46, was returning from his first space flight. He had been working on biological science experiments.	Kalpana Chawla Mission Specialist Returning from her second space flight, Chawla, 41, had flown more than 375 hours in space. She had operated the shuttles robotic arm on a flight in 1997.	Laurel Clark Mission Specialist The U.S. Navy commander and flight surgeon, 41, was returning from her first space flight during which she had conducted biological experiments.
Ilan Ramon Payload Specialist Israel's First Astronaut The colonel and Israeli Air Force fighter pilot, 47, was the first Israeli to fly in space. He had seen combat experience in the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and the Lebanon War in 1982.