Lessons & Legacies: Space Shuttle Columbia
This event was filmed at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on January 30, 2018 with Brian Kelly, Wayne Hale, Michael Leinbach, Mark Kirasich, Kathy Lueders, and Pat Forrester.
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