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Honoring Heroes of Space Shuttle Columbia

Aired February 03, 2003 - 06:05   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: It has become the way Americans pay tribute to fallen heroes. The flowers, the banners, the signs, they've all become part of the healing process.
We want to head to Rusty Dornin, who joins us live from the Johnson Space Center in Houston, where many have come to pay their respects this morning.

Good morning -- Rusty.

RUSTY DORNIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, you know, Carol, of course the flag is at half-mast here at the Johnson Space Center, as it is all around the nation. But Houston is a big city, but it's a small town when it really comes to the space program. Everybody here knows somebody, a family member or a friend, that works at Johnson Space Center. And they really have a pride in this space program. It provides heroes to a world that has darn few.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: These are the astronauts, and these are the clouds right here.

DORNIN (voice-over): They were heroes to Garrett Van Zelle (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm pretty sad about it.

DORNIN: A sadness that leads people here, a memorial outside the space center that grows by the hour.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I felt like I needed to come down and be a part of it, because Houston -- Johnson Space Center, it's home.

DORNIN: Home to those lost but not forgotten.

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Now, President Bush is coming here to Houston for a memorial on Tuesday morning. Although there's a lot of debate about the shuttle program and whether it should continue, he's pushing for an extra half-billion dollars in 2004 over 2003 -- Carol.

COSTELLO: And I'm sure NASA would think they need much more than that. Rusty Dornin reporting live from Houston this morning. We appreciate it.

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Aired February 3, 2003 - 06:05   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: It has become the way Americans pay tribute to fallen heroes. The flowers, the banners, the signs, they've all become part of the healing process.
We want to head to Rusty Dornin, who joins us live from the Johnson Space Center in Houston, where many have come to pay their respects this morning.

Good morning -- Rusty.

RUSTY DORNIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, you know, Carol, of course the flag is at half-mast here at the Johnson Space Center, as it is all around the nation. But Houston is a big city, but it's a small town when it really comes to the space program. Everybody here knows somebody, a family member or a friend, that works at Johnson Space Center. And they really have a pride in this space program. It provides heroes to a world that has darn few.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: These are the astronauts, and these are the clouds right here.

DORNIN (voice-over): They were heroes to Garrett Van Zelle (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm pretty sad about it.

DORNIN: A sadness that leads people here, a memorial outside the space center that grows by the hour.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I felt like I needed to come down and be a part of it, because Houston -- Johnson Space Center, it's home.

DORNIN: Home to those lost but not forgotten.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

Now, President Bush is coming here to Houston for a memorial on Tuesday morning. Although there's a lot of debate about the shuttle program and whether it should continue, he's pushing for an extra half-billion dollars in 2004 over 2003 -- Carol.

COSTELLO: And I'm sure NASA would think they need much more than that. Rusty Dornin reporting live from Houston this morning. We appreciate it.

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