I was in school in Florida when we went outside to watch the shuttle launch for the Challenger. Being a bit more versed in the mechanics of such things than my fellow students, I was the first in my class to realize that something had gone terribly wrong. I had hoped never to see another shuttle crew lost like that. The Crew of the Shuttle Columbia: ~Rick D. Husband, commander ~Willima C. McCool, pilot ~Michael P. Anderson, payload commander ~David M. Brown, mission specialist ~Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist ~Laurel Clark, mission specialist ~Ilan Ramon, payload specialist Rest in peace.