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12 The Crew of Columbia The Crew of Columbia 12 Continued from Page 11 Mission Specialist 4: Laurel Payload Specialist 1: Ilan Blair Salton Clark Ramon Mission Specialist 2: Kalpana Chawla Laurel Clark, 41, a commander Kalpana Chawla, 41, was an (captain-select) in the U.S. Navy and a Ilan Ramon, 48, a colonel in the aerospace engineer and an FAA Certified naval flight surgeon, was Mission Israeli Air Force, was a fighter pilot who Flight Instructor. Chawla served as Flight Specialist 4 on STS-107. Clark received a was the only payload specialist on STS- Engineer and Mission Specialist 2 for bachelor of science in zoology from the 107. Ramon received a bachelor of STS-107. She received a bachelor of University of Wisconsin-Madison in science in electronics and computer science in aeronautical engineering from 1983 and a doctorate in medicine from engineering from the University of Tel Punjab Engineering College, India, in the same school in 1987. Clark, as a Aviv, Israel, in 1987. Ramon, as a 1982, a master of science in aerospace member of the Red Team, worked with member of the Red Team, was the prime engineering from the University of the following experiments: European crewmember for the Mediterranean Texas-Arlington in 1984, and a doctorate Space Agency (ESA) Advanced Israeli Dust Experiment (MEIDEX), a in aerospace engineering from the Respiratory Monitoring System (ARMS); multispectral camera that measured small University of Colorado-Boulder in 1988. Astroculture (AST-1 and 2); dust particles (dust aerosols) in the As a member of the Red Team, Chawla, Biotechnology Demonstration System atmosphere over the Mediterranean and with CDR Rick Husband, was (BDS); ESA Biopack (eight the Saharan coast of the Atlantic. He responsible for maneuvering Columbia experiments); Application of Physical & worked with the following experiments: as part of several experiments in the Biological Techniques to Study the European Space Agency Advanced shuttle's payload bay. Chawla also Gravisensing and Response System of Respiratory Monitoring System worked with the following experiments: Plants: Magnetic Field Apparatus (ARMS); Astroculture (AST-1 and 2); Astroculture (AST); Advanced Protein (Biotube-MFA); Closed Equilibrated Biological Research in Canister - Crystal Facility (APCF); Commercial Biological Aquatic System (CEBAS); Development of Gravity Sensitive Plant Protein Crystal Growth (CPCG_PCF); Commercial ITA Biological Experiments Cells in Microgravity (BRIC); Biotechnology Demonstration System (CIBX); the Microbial Physiology Flight Combustion Module (CM-2), which (BDS); ESA Biopack (eight Experiments Team (MPFE) experiments, included the Laminar Soot Processes experiments); Combustion Module (CM- which included the Effects of (LSP), Water Mist Fire Suppression 2), which included the Laminar Soot Microgravity on Microbial Physiology (MIST) and Structures of Flame Balls at Processes (LSP), Water Mist Fire and Spaceflight Effects on Fungal Low Lewis-number (SOFBALL) Suppression (MIST) and Structures of Growth, Metabolism and Sensitivity to experiments; the Microbial Physiology Flame Balls at Low Lewisnumber Antifungal Drugs; Osteoporosis Flight Experiments Team (MPFE) (SOFBALL) experiments; Mechanics of Experiment in Orbit (OSTEO); the experiments, which included the Effects Granular Materials (MGM); Vapor Physiology and Biochemistry Team of Microgravity on Microbial Physiology Compression Distillation Flight (PhAB4) suite of experiments, which and Spaceflight Effects on Fungal Experiment (VCD FE); and the Zeolite included Calcium Kinetics, Latent Virus Growth, Metabolism and Sensitivity to Crystal Growth Furnace (ZCG). Shedding, Protein Turnover and Renal Anti-fungal Drugs; the Physiology and Selected by NASA in December Stone Risk; Sleep-Wake Actigraphy and Biochemistry Team (PhAB4) suite of 1994, Chawla was the prime robotic arm Light Exposure During Spaceflight experiments, which included Calcium operator on STS-87 in 1997, the fourth (SLEEP); and the Vapor Compression Kinetics, Latent Virus Shedding, Protein U.S. Microgravity Payload flight. STS- Distillation Flight Experiment (VCD FE). Turnover and Renal Stone Risk; and 87 focused on how the weightless Selected by NASA in April 1996, Space Technology and Research Students environment of space affects various Clark was making her first spaceflight. Bootes (STARS Bootes). physical processes. Prior to STS-107, Ramon was selected as a Payload Chawla logged more than 376 hours in Our condolences are with the families and Specialist by the Israeli Air Force in 1997 space. friends of the seven astronauts who lost and approved by NASA in 1998. He their lives in the exploration of outer space. The Publisher would like ot thank REL- May they always be remembered for the reported for training at the NASA MAR.COM for their sponsorship and heroes that they are. Johnson Space Center in Houston in July support in making this SHUTTLE 1998 and was making his first COLUMBIA SPECIAL accessible to Stephen Wagner, Bill Burke, Brian O’Dea & spaceflight. [End] seniors around the world. The Cast and Crew of Creepy Canada