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  Columbia
Columbia, the first orbiter in the Shuttle fleet, was named after the sloop that accomplished the first American circumnavigation of the globe.
Columbia got within 100m of HST by 0852 UTC on March 3 and grappled it with the RMS at 0931 UTC.
HST was berthed on the FSS in Columbia's payload bay by 1032 UTC.
www.astronautix.com /craft/columbia.htm   (4575 words)

  
  Columbia University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Columbia University is a private university in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City and a member of the Ivy League.
Columbia Law School was founded in 1858, and the country's first mining school, a precursor of today's Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, was established in 1864.
Columbia's fencing team in the late 20th century was one of the nation's most successful, with NCAA team championships in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992 and 1993.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Columbia_University   (4129 words)

  
 Columbia University | Admissions Facts and Statistics
Columbia stresses close interaction between professors and students, with the goal of developing students' abilities to reason, to formulate ideas, and to communicate their thoughts clearly.
Columbia provides an outstanding undergraduate grounding and is a particularly apt choice for students interested in pursuing graduate academic work, particularly in research-based disciplines.
Columbia is truly a university, an institution that joins a diverse body of undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges.
www.admissionsconsultants.com /college/columbia.asp   (472 words)

  
 General Growth Properties - Columbia, Maryland
Columbia, Maryland, began with the simplest yet boldest of ideas: that a city could enhance its residents' quality of life.
Columbia is located midway between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. in Howard County.
The Columbia Association (or CA as it is commonly called) is a non-profit, community run corporation existing solely for the benefit of Columbia residents.
www.columbia-md.com /columbiaindex.html   (1187 words)

  
 Columbia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
The Coach was built by Columbia for the New York City Transit and was used to ferry dignitaries from the railroad station to the city offices.
Columbia had the "Twin bar Air Rider" which had twin top tubes that started at the head tube and extended clear to the rear axle.
Columbia bikes were available in the standard colors plus Opalescent blue, pearl gray or gunmetal with ivory trim.
www.firstflightbikes.com /columbia.htm   (1646 words)

  
 CNN.com - Remains thought to be from Columbia crew - Feb. 1, 2003
Along with the remains, a charred NASA patch and a flight helmet were found on a rural road in Hemphill, east of Nacogdoches, Texas, according to The Associated Press.
Columbia is the oldest of NASA's shuttle fleet, first launched in 1981.
Columbia was lost less than a week after the anniversaries of two other deadly space program disasters -- the 17th anniversary of the explosion of the shuttle Challenger on January 28 and the 36th anniversary of a launchpad fire that killed three Apollo astronauts January 27.
www.cnn.com /2003/TECH/space/02/01/shuttle.columbia/index.html   (1021 words)

  
 Columbia, Illinois
Columbia was surveyed and platted in 1820 and became a town March 10, 1859.
Columbia High School student Dianne Kopp, one of the youngest members of the Columbia delegation, described the launching as "awesome." "I don't mean that in the slang sense," she explained.
Columbia, IL has a proud connection to the Navy in that it is the hometown of two admirals.
www.conradol.com /columbia.html   (2042 words)

  
 Columbia Law : Center for Chinese Legal Studies
Columbia offers the widest range of courses on Chinese law of any law school in the United States, including classes that examine issues ranging from international trade to media and environmental law.
Columbia Law School has also been a leader in working with law schools and legal aid clinics in China to further the development of legal aid and clinical legal education.
Columbia clinical faculty are working with Chinese partners to develop clinical legal education in China, Columbia hosts public interest lawyers from China each year, and numerous Columbia students work in public interest positions in China each summer.
www.law.columbia.edu /center_program/chinese   (350 words)

  
 Shuttle Orbiter Columbia (OV-102)
Columbia, the oldest orbiter in the Shuttle fleet, is named after the Boston, Massachusetts based sloop captained by American Robert Gray.
On May 11, 1792, Gray and his crew maneuvered the Columbia past the dangerous sandbar at the mouth of a river extending more than 1,000 miles through what is today south-eastern British Columbia, Canada, and the Washington-Oregon border.
Columbia was the first on-line orbiter to undergo the scheduled inspection and retrofit program.
science.ksc.nasa.gov /shuttle/resources/orbiters/columbia.html   (638 words)

  
 NASA - Columbia - Home
Columbia was the first Space Shuttle that traveled to Earth orbit.
A 15-foot bronze statue of the late Willie McCool, one of the seven fallen heroes of Columbia, towers in Texas today.
The Columbia Accident Investigation Board released Volumes II-VI of its report on October 28, 2003.
www.nasa.gov /columbia   (280 words)

  
 Columbia, South Carolina SC
Columbia is located in the center of South Carolina at the junctions of Interstates 20, 26 and 77.
Columbia was settled by Europeans in the early 1700s and chosen to be the site of South Carolina's new state capital in 1786.
Columbia was named for Christopher Columbus, and it was South Carolina's first planned city (wide streets arranged in a grid pattern) and the second planned city in the United States (Savannah was the first).
www.sciway.net /city/columbia.html   (346 words)

  
 NASA - Space Shuttle Columbia
Columbia initiated the Space Shuttle flight program when it lifted off Pad A in the Launch Complex 39 area at KSC on April 12, 1981.
Columbia was destroyed over east Texas on its landing descent to Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 1, 2003, at 8:59 a.m.
Columbia was named after a small sailing vessel that operated out of Boston in 1792 and explored the mouth of the Columbia River.
www.nasa.gov /centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/orbiterscol.html   (216 words)

  
 NAS Project: Columbia
NASA's most powerful supercomputer, named Columbia to honor the Space Shuttle astronauts, is revitalizing the agency's high-end computing infrastructure and helping make breakthrough scientific discoveries and engineering advances to support agency missions.
NASA's Columbia supercomputer is producing improved science and engineering advances never before dreamed possible.
The Columbia supercluster was completed in just over four months in 2004.
www.nas.nasa.gov /About/Projects/Columbia/columbia.html   (155 words)

  
 Adult education, distance learning, online degrees and traditional education at more than 30 campuses across the ...
Columbia College is consistently ranked among "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News and World Report.
The Day Campus at Columbia College is small enough to make sure every student receives individualized attention, yet large enough to offer a "big" college experience.
Student participants of Columbia College's Emerging Leaders Institute (ELI) partnered with their peers from the University of Missouri and Stephens Co...
www.ccis.edu   (385 words)

  
 Theoretical Physics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Lattice gauge theory is one such field, and Columbia is home to one of the most powerful parallel processors for lattice gauge computations in the world.
The Columbia condensed matter theory group investigates many aspects of the physics of matter, from the possibility of novel electronic states in new materials or near quantum critical points to the applied physics of spins in semiconductors and heterostructures.
He has made major theoretical contributions to the understanding of spacetime in the context of quantum gravity and most recently is focusing on theoretical and possibly observational issues at the interface of string theory and cosmology.
columbia-physics.net /research/theory.htm   (2302 words)

  
 Home Page
This area is used for Fourth of July celebrations, summer concerts and Columbia's Anniversary celebrations.
The People Tree is a symbol of the community spirit of Columbia, which was 37 years old in June 2004.
Columbia has 5300 acres of permanent open space, including 144 tot lots, 225 pedestrian bridges, the 40-acre Symphony Woods, 3 lakes, 19 ponds and natural open space areas, interlaced with more than 83 miles of pathways for walking, biking, and jogging.
columbiamaryland.com   (228 words)

  
 Columbia Mississippi Enter
And to the people of Columbia, thank you for making Columbia a great place to live and raise a family.
On June 25, 1819 Columbia Mississippi became the State of Mississippi's forth municipality and was named for Columbia, South Carolina.
Columbia is the County Seat of Marion County.
www.columbiamississippi.net   (89 words)

  
 Columbia, IL
Columbia, Illinois is one of the fastest growing suburbs in the St. Louis Metropolitan area.
Columbia is located on the beautiful Mississipi River bluffs adjacent to Interstate 255, only 12 miles from downtown St. Louis.
Fire Hydrant Testing Beginning March 20, 2007, the Columbia Water Department will be testing the fire hydrants throughout the City every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
www.columbiaillinois.com   (156 words)

  
 The World's Fastest Piston Aircraft - Certified Piston Single Aircraft: Columbia Aircraft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Before trusting an aircraft with the lives of those you care most about, you might want to consider why a Columbia Aircraft makes the sensible choice.
The Columbia 400 is faster than any other certified single engine piston-powered aircraft on the planet, period.
Columbia aircraft are the only modern aircraft on the market that meet the strict Utility Category certification.
www.flycolumbia.com   (122 words)

  
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 Columbia California - Columbia State Historic Park - Gold Rush Country
The Gold Rush to Columbia, California began on March 27, 1850 by a small party of prospectors.
Today, Columbia State Historic Park is the best preserved of California gold rush towns.
Columbia State Historic Park is three miles north of Sonora, off Highway 49.
www.columbiacalifornia.com   (321 words)

  
 Space Shuttle Columbia, Columbia Space Shuttle, Columbia Explosion Shuttle Space at SPACE.com
As the first shuttle to enter the NASA fleet, the Columbia space shuttle carried out a total of 28 separate missions, flew 125,204,911 miles and spent more than 300 hours in outer space during its nearly 22 year career.
On March 5, 1998, Columbia astronaut Eileen Collins became the first female to be named commander of a NASA space shuttle mission.
Space shuttle Columbia’s most recent scientific mission was tragically cut short on February 1, 2003, when the shuttle disintegrated during routine re-entry about 39 miles above the earth at a speed of approximately 12,500 miles per hour.
www.space.com /columbia   (459 words)

  
 City of Columbia, Tennessee
Columbia is also the ancestral home of the eleventh president of the United States, James K. Polk.
If you need more information, please give us a call at (931) 388-4400, and our friendly staff will be happy to speak with you.
City Hall is located at 707 North Main Street, Columbia TN, 38401.
www.columbiatn.com   (152 words)

  
 Columbia Engineering :: Combined Plan Programs
Under this plan, the pre-engineering student studies in the appropriate college for three years, then attends The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science for two years and is awarded the Bachelor of Arts degree and the Bachelor of Science degree in engineering upon completion of the fifth year.
This five-year program is optional at Columbia, but the School recommends it to all students who wish greater enrichment in the liberal arts and pure sciences.
Admission to SEAS at the end of the junior year is guaranteed for those students who have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better; are recommended by the liaison officer; and have completed the appropriate preparation successfully.
www.engineering.columbia.edu /students/academics/combinedplan.php   (610 words)

  
 Columbia, South Carolina
Today, the Columbia Metropolitan Area is home to over 200 years of history, beautiful Lake Murray, the University of South Carolina, the Army's largest training base at Fort Jackson, numerous festivals and recreational opportunities.
The Greater Columbia area is a great place to live, work, raise a family and for those golden retirement years!
Columbia was named one of "America's Most Livable Communities" by the Partners for Livable Communities organization.
www.columbiasouthcarolina.com   (619 words)

  
 Columbia College Chicago : Home
There's one thing that characterizes Columbia students: you don't select careers because you should.
Fashion Victims: AIDS in the 80s16 March to 24 August Fashion Columbia Study Collection Exhibition Cases Columbia College ChicagoÂ’s Fashion Columbia Study Collection will open Fashion Victims: AIDS in the 80s, a fashion exhibit that brings awareness to the early...
Chicago, Il 60605 312-344-6643 Boston-based multimedia artist Liz Nofziger is currently developing Core, a new large-scale site-specific installation for Columbia College's Glass Curtain Gallery in Marc more...
www.colum.edu   (263 words)

  
 Columbia Business School MBA Program : MBA Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Gain the benefits of being part of a university long known for its intellectual capital and cutting-edge research while you learn from the people whose ideas set the pace for business around the globe.
With thousands of multinational companies and the major stock, bond and commodity exchanges, New York City is a living laboratory for the Columbia Business School community.
Like the larger School community, clustermates provide a lifetime of friendship, professional advancement and inspiration.
www0.gsb.columbia.edu /mba   (128 words)

  
 SPACE.com -- Space Shuttle Columbia Special Report
Here's the story that wraps up our looking back at the Columbia tragedy and sets the stage for what NASA must do to begin flying again.
Columbia is Lost: SPACE.com's Complete STS-107 Story Archive
On June 24, NASA released a handful of images of the Columbia crew salvaged from the spacecraft's debris.
www.space.com /columbiatragedy   (99 words)

  
 ESPN.com: Columbia Lions Football Clubhouse
Norries Wilson became the first fl head football coach in Ivy League history, taking over a Columbia program that hasn't had a winning season since 1996.
Columbia football coach Bob Shoop was fired Sunday, a day after a 52-21 loss to Brown left the Lions with a winless Ivy League season and a 2-8 record.
Nick Hartigan ran for 229 yards and set a league record for career touchdowns, leading Brown to a 52-21 win over Columbia for it first outright Ivy championship.
sports.espn.go.com /ncaa/clubhouse?collegeId=171&sport=ncf   (130 words)

  
 Welcome to Columbia
Columbia strives to be a better kind of community, one that welcomes diversity, respects the land, and fosters the growth of individuals.
Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for the people living and working here, and to ensure that it remains an open, integrated and caring community.
You may not copy, redistribute, publish, display or commercially exploit any of this material without the express, written permission of the Columbia Association.
www.columbiaassociation.com   (246 words)

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