Bruce Betts • Feb 01, 2013
Reflections on the 10th Anniversary of Columbia Disaster from a Science Investigator
The Planetary Society sponsored the Growth of Bacterial Biofilm on Surfaces during Spaceflight (GOBBSS) astrobiology experiment on the STS-107 Columbia space shuttle mission. It was both a science experiment and a "peace experiment" bringing together an Israeli and Palestinian student to work together on the experiment. Dr. David Warmflash helped the students design the experiment and was responsible for bringing it to The Planetary Society as a peaceful science initiative. (He later scientifically guided our Phobos and Shuttle LIFE experiments). As we remember the Columbia crew, here David has kindly agreed to share his reflections on that tragic day 10 years ago when the space shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry:
![STS-107 Columbia Crew Picture](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_1200x960_crop_center-center_82_line/20130201_1280px-Crew_of_STS-107__official_photo.jpg 1200w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x614_crop_center-center_60_line/20130201_1280px-Crew_of_STS-107__official_photo.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x460_crop_center-center_60_line/20130201_1280px-Crew_of_STS-107__official_photo.jpg 576w)
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