Columbia Launch

Pictures taken during the last launch of Columbia, 16th January 2003. I was in Boca Raton working with some colleagues, and we all took the day off to head up for the launch. Security was very tight, not only since 9/11, but because an Israeli Astronaut, Ilon Ramon, was on board.

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