Columbia lands after flight `as good as it gets' Web-posted 7/17/97 Shuttle landing video   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After snapping photographs of the majesty of outer space for 16 days, there was only one picture that really mattered to Lt. Cmdr. Susan Still while she was in space. It was the photograph of the astronaut's beloved 14-year old cocker spaniel, Bozo, emailed to space by a friend.

Shuttle crew set 205 fires in combustion experiments Web-posted 7/17/97   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After a disappointingly short mission three months ago, Columbia's astronauts returned to Earth Thursday proud of all the science experiments they completed.

Still to get hero's welcome from Augusta Web-posted 7/17/97   After she's finished floating through the stars, Lt. Cmdr. Susan Still will get the star treatment from her hometown.

Columbia prepares for return to Earth Web-posted 7/16/97   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Columbia's astronauts closed down their onboard science laboratory Wednesday, preparing for their return to Earth today.

Shuttle may make Augusta appearance Web-posted 7/15/97   Augustans might catch a glimpse of the space shuttle Columbia as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere Thursday morning for its landing at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Still mission in the 'home stretch' Web-posted 7/15/97   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Space shuttle Columbia neared the end of its 16-day laboratory mission Monday with scientists exhausted but thrilled with all their results.

Shuttle food not exactly cuisine Web-posted 7/12/97   Every time she straps into a jet cockpit, Lt. Cmdr. Susan Still takes along Lifesavers candy to nibble during the flight. So she couldn't forget her favorite candy when rocketed to space.

Astronauts melt, cool metals Web-posted 7/11/97   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Scientists melted and then cooled metal samples aboard space shuttle Columbia on Friday in hopes of eventually benefiting industries on Earth.

Still phones home Web-posted 7/9/97 Susan Still talks to Augusta - RealVideo   While her fellow astronauts conduct science experiments that could improve life on Earth, Lt. Cmdr. Susan Still keeps their workshop running.

Mir to Columbia: Pleeease, tell us about Mars Web-posted 7/9/97   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Mir astronaut Michael Foale had a burning question Tuesday for his colleagues aboard space shuttle Columbia: How are the pictures from Mars?

Georgia on her mind Web-posted 7/7/97   She's flown over the Holy Land and passed within 70 miles of the Mir space station, but on Monday Lt. Cmdr. Still saw a familiar view outside her window.

Astronauts conduct metal tests on mission's sixth day Web-posted 7/6/97   SPACE CENTER, Houston - Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts ran tests on metals Sunday that eventually could lead to better sporting goods on Earth.

Columbia's commander chats with Mir astronaut Web-posted 7/6/97   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Columbia's skipper chatted briefly by ham radio Saturday with astronaut Michael Foale aboard Russia's battered space station Mir.

Astronauts celebrate holiday, muse about Mars Web-posted 7/4/97   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts spent their Independence Day holiday toiling back in their flag-draped laboratory and musing about a trip to Mars.

Astronauts begin setting fires Web-posted 7/2/97   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Back for a sizzling encore, Columbia's astronauts began setting fires aboard the space shuttle on Wednesday in hopes of learning more about the spread of flames in weightlessness.

Crew settles into routine Web-posted 7/1/97   CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - Lt. Cmdr. Susan Still woke up at 12:32 a.m. today and pedaled by the stars to begin her first full day back in space after a historic launch Tuesday.

Still's family watches launch from home Web-posted 7/1/97   She knew what was going to happen, had seen it firsthand last time and said repeatedly there was no reason to worry. But as her sister was launched into space, Gena Carpenter dug her fingernails unconsciously into a cabinet as she leaned against it.

STS-94 crew claims a unique characteristic Web-posted 7/1/97   No other NASA crew has flown together in space more than once before, and no other Americans have ever returned to orbit so quickly. A brief look at Columbia's seven history-making crew members:

Still back in space Web-posted 7/1/97   CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - Lt. Cmdr. Susan Still and six other astronauts made history Tuesday afternoon, beating pessimistic weather predictions with a nearly on-time launch.

NASA may delay launch Web-posted 6/30/97   CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - First a chilly water pipe, then a broken fuel cell spelled troubled for the Columbia astronauts.On the second go-around, the Florida weather is threatening the mission, the second for Augusta astronaut Lt. Cmdr. Susan Still.

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