Near Atchison in Atchison County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Astronauts of the Shuttle Columbia
astronauts who perished
serving their country in space
on the Shuttle Columbia,
February 1, 2003
Rick D. Husband, Commander
Wiliam C. McCool, Pilot
Michael P. Anderson, Mission Specialist
David Brown, Mission Specialist
Kalpana Chawla, Mission Specialist
Laurel Blair Salton Clark,
Mission Specialist
Ilan Ramon (Israel), Mission Specialist
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters • Exploration. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1673.
Location. 39° 31.916′ N, 95° 8.943′ W. Marker is near Atchison, Kansas, in Atchison County. Memorial is in the International Forest of Friendship, off Allenham Drive, south of Warnock Lake. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atchison KS 66002, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Alexander Martin (approx. 0.7 miles away); Frank R. Firth (approx. 0.7 miles away); Atchison (approx. 1.7 miles away); Mount Saint Scholastica Monastery

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 29, 2011
2. Astronauts of the Shuttle Columbia Memorial
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Also see . . . Space Shuttle Columbia & Crew of STS-107. NASA website entry (Submitted on September 28, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 943 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on September 28, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.