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The Crew of Columbia 11 11 The Crew of Columbia Commander: Rick D. Husband William C. McCool, 41, a commander in (LSP), Water Mist Fire Suppression the U.S. Navy, was a former test pilot. He (MIST) and Structures of Flame Balls at served as pilot for STS-107. He received Low Lewis-number (SOFBALL) a bachelor of science in applied science experiments; Mediterranean Israeli Dust from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1983, a Experiment (MEIDEX); Mechanics of master of science in computer science Granular Materials (MGM); and the from the University of Maryland in 1985, Physiology and Biochemistry Team and a master of science in aeronautical (PhAB4) suite of experiments, which engineering from the U.S. Naval included Calcium Kinetics, Latent Virus Postgraduate School in 1992. McCool, as Shedding, Protein Turnover and Renal a member of the Blue Team, worked with Stone Risk. the following experiments: European Selected by NASA in December Space Agency (ESA) Advanced 1994, Anderson flew on STS-89 in 1998 Respiratory Monitoring System - the eighth Shuttle-Mir docking mission. Rick Husband, 45, a colonel in the (ARMS); ESA Biopack (eight Prior to STS-107, Anderson logged over U.S. Air Force, was a test pilot and experiments); Mediterranean Israeli Dust 211 hours in space. veteran of one spaceflight. He served as Experiment (MEIDEX); and the commander for STS-107. Husband Physiology and Biochemistry Team Mission Specialist 1: David M. received a bachelor of science in (PhAB4) suite of experiments, which Brown mechanical engineering from Texas Tech included Calcium Kinetics, Latent Virus University in 1980 and a master of Shedding, Protein Turnover and Renal science in mechanical engineering from Stone Risk. He was also responsible for California State University-Fresno in maneuvering Columbia as part of several 1990. As commander, Husband was experiments mounted in the shuttle's responsible for the overall conduct of the payload bay. mission. During the mission, he Selected by NASA in April 1996, maneuvered Columbia as part of several McCool was making his first spaceflight. experiments in the shuttle's payload bay that focused on the Earth and the Sun. He Payload Commander: was also the senior member of the Red Michael P. Anderson Team and worked with the following experiments: European Research In Space and Terrestrial Osteoporosis (ERISTO); Mediterranean Israeli Dust Experiment (MEIDEX); Osteoporosis David M. Brown, 46, a captain in Experiment in Orbit (OSTEO); the the U.S. Navy, was a naval aviator and Physiology and Biochemistry Team flight surgeon. He served as Mission (PhAB4) suite of experiments, which Specialist 1 for STS-107. Brown received included Calcium Kinetics, Latent Virus a bachelor of science in biology from the Shedding, Protein Turnover and Renal College of William and Mary in 1978 and Stone Risk; and Shuttle Ozone Limb a doctorate in medicine from Eastern Sounding Experiment (SOLSE-2). Virginia Medical School in 1982. Brown, Selected by NASA in December as a member of the Blue Team, worked 1994, Husband served as the pilot of Michael P. Anderson, 43, a with the following experiments: STS-96 in 1999 - a 10-day mission lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force, European Space Agency Advanced during which the crew performed the first was a former instructor pilot and tactical Respiratory Monitoring System docking with the International Space officer, and a veteran of one spaceflight. (ARMS); Combustion Module (CM-2), Station. Prior to STS-107, Husband He served as Payload Commander and which included the Laminar Soot logged more than 235 hours in space. Mission Specialist 3 for STS-107. As Processes (LSP), Water Mist Fire Suppression (MIST) and Structures of payload commander he was responsible Flame Balls at Low Lewis-number Pilot: William C. McCool for the success (management) of the (SOFBALL) experiments; Mediterranean science mission aboard STS-107. Israeli Dust Experiment (MEIDEX); and Anderson received a bachelor of science the Physiology and Biochemistry Team in physics/astronomy from University of (PhAB4) suite of experiments, which Washington in 1981 and a master of included Calcium Kinetics, Latent Virus science in physics from Creighton Shedding, Protein Turnover and Renal University in 1990. Anderson, as a Stone Risk. member of the Blue Team, worked with Selected by NASA in April 1996, the following experiments: European Brown was making his first spaceflight. Space Agency Advanced Respiratory Monitoring System (ARMS); Continues on Page 12 Combustion Module (CM-2), which included the Laminar Soot Processes