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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — A long view of the Astronaut Memorial Space Mirror at the KSC Visitor Complex. Flowers have been left by the public in tribute to the fallen crew of the Columbia tragedy, lost in an explosion Feb. 1, 2003, as they were returning to Earth from mission STS-107. The memorial is a national tribute to 17 American astronauts who previously gave their lives to the quest to explore space.
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