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NASA remembers astronauts who never made it home

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    Steve Harrigan reports from Cape Canaveral, Florida

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Ten years to the day after seven crew members were killed when the shuttle Columbia.

Burned up upon reentry.

Then President Bush remember the heroes who reach for the stars.

But never came home.

Our journey into space.

Will go on.

In this guys today.

We saw destruction and tragedy.

It farther than we can see.

There's comfort and hope.

Steve Harrigan is live at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral Florida -- Steve.

Martha -- just a few minutes away here from the ceremonies to mark the day of remembrance for men and women who have given their lives.

In service of space exploration beginning in 1967.

With the Apollo one tragedy.

A fire on board the launch capsule there.

Killed three astronauts all three on board including Gus Grissom who was.

A member of the Mercury program next in 1986.

The Space Shuttle Challenger came apart after just 783 seconds in flight.

It was a disaster witnessed by schoolchildren across America that's because the first teacher in space was one of the seven on court.

Christa McAuliffe who was later found to have a bad seal in a booster rocket and finally in 2003.

The Space Shuttle Columbia came apart.

After sixteen day science mission among the seven on board was the first Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon Martha back to you.

Steve thank you -- all -- remember them today.

-- -- day that was ten years now.