Michael P. Anderson
Michael P. Anderson (
December 25,
1959 -
February 1,
2003) was an
astronaut and the
space shuttle payload commander of
STS-107 (
Columbia) who was killed when the
craft disintegrated after
reentry into the
Earth's atmosphere. Anderson, of
Spokane, Washington, was a
lieutenant colonel in the
US Air Force and became an astronaut in
1994 and had served aboard
Russia's
Mir space station in
1998.
Washington State Highway 904, running through Cheney, Washington, where he graduated from high school, was renamed in his memory. Asteroid 51824 Mikeanderson was named for him.
Quotes
Prior to the final launch of the Columbia, Anderson stated:
- "There's always that unknown."
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