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Shown above: close up of William McCool's hand
holding KAW 'Full Metal Messiah' CD |
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Feb 1, 1:56 PM ET
The U.S. space agency NASA said on February 1, 2003 all seven
astronauts aboard the space shuttle Columbia were apparently killed
after it broke up just 16 minutes from its scheduled landing at
Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 'It does not appear that there
were any survivors,' said Bill Readdy, NASA associate administrator
for space flight.
The Columbia crew is seen during their flight in this January
29, 2003 video still, shown at top of page. (L-R / top to bottom)
Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, Commander Rick Husband, Michael Anderson,
Laurel Clark, Ilan Ramon and Pilot William McCool. |
In the above photo Pilot William McCool is shown holding an autographed
copy of the full length Kill Allen Wrench release - 'Full Metal Messiah'.
McCool was so moved by the musical message of Kill Allen Wrench that
refused to fly any U.S. Space Shuttle mission without the musical disk
in his possession.
Lead vocalist of
Punk Rock Super Group Kill Allen Wrench, Allen Wrench, turned
down newsmedia interviews but did make a simple comment.
"I was really sincerely flattered that one of our U.S. Astronauts
was not only a fan of my work, but actively sought me out for
my autograph. Bill McCool is a fine pilot and my condolences go
out to not only his family but the entire crew of the Space Shuttle
Columbia." Stated Wrench, "Bill told me that the great
music of Kill Allen Wrench helped all of the astronauts pass the
lonely hours up in space. I'm saddened by the crew's untimely
demise."
Wrench earlier had made phone calls to all family members of the
Space Shuttle Colombia's crew, in an attempt to help them with
their grief.
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Horrifing debrits
from The Columbia |
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